Internet Safety

At Home and School

With thanks to

Adults often have anxieties about new media…

“Everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal;

Anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;

Anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it …until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really.”

Douglas Adams

What is so great about the internet?

World Wide Web

Discover Connect Create

The biggest library in the

world

Brings people together

Anyone can become a publisher

Discover

Connect

Create

Why is internet safety important?

Websites to go to

• http://www.ceop.gov.uk/

• Clare thought she knew…

• http://www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullfilm.aspx

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help/safesurfing/index.shtml

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seOQyMvG99w

In School

Responsible Internet Use Guides and Internet Policy

What can parents do?

The Basics• Get involved in your children’s internet use. Discussing the

opportunities and risks with children involves helping them to see for themselves how they might get into and out of difficulty.

• Make sure your children know the SMART rules.

• Agree rules as a family about personal information, time spent online, and contacting people via the internet.

• Create a family email address for registering online.

• Bookmark your family’s favourite websites. Use www. ikeepbookmarks. Add www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com to your favourites if you ever need to report online abuse to the police.

• Encourage children to talk to someone they trust if they feel worried or upset by something that happens online.

E-Safety Wiki

• One place to get all the links and up-to date info

http://esafety.pbwiki.com

Some resources…

www.childnet.comwww.kidsmart.org.ukwww.digizen.org