E-Safety for Parents

Hywel StayteAssociate Leader: ICT & E-Learning

Text Speak!

• How much do you know?• Pupils VS Parents• See if you can identify as many of the different

text abbreviations as you can

What does it mean?

LOLPOSA/S/LBRBGTGATMOMGBTW

Laugh Out LoudParent Over ShoulderAge/Sex/LocationBe Right BackGot To GoAt The MomentOh My GodBy The Way

Objectives of this session

• Raise awareness of the potential risks of life

online

• Provide you with tips for online safety at home

The Need for this presentation!!

ParentsChildren

The Gulf of Internet Knowledge

Bridging the gap of knowledge around the internet

One Click From Danger

• One Click Part 2• This is a short clip from a Panorama episode

where the researchers have put a fake account on the internet to see what happens

Risks of using the internet & new technologies• Paedophiles use the internet to meet young people

• People lying to others online

• Bullying using the internet (Cyberbulling)

• Seeing inappropriate images and material

• Viruses and pop ups

• Sexting

Benefits of the internet• Educational games and programmes

• Research information

• The opportunity to communicate with people from all around the world

• The opportunity to share resources and ideas with people that have the same interests

• Shopping around the world without leaving your computer

Our Advice to you

• Know what your children are doing online

• Ask them to teach you to use any applications

• Keep the computer in a family room - this means you can keep more control of what they do (i.e. Webcams)

• Learn how to check web history and engage with technology

Our Advice to you• Help your children to understand that they should never give out personal

details to online friends - personal information includes:– their messenger id– email address– mobile number and any pictures of themselves,

• If your child receives spam / junk email & texts, remind them never to

believe them, reply to them or use them. • Help them to understand the risks of what could happen if they send a

picture of themselves to a boyfriend

Handouts

• What is included:– Instruction sheets on how to make facebook &

twitter accounts private– Instruction sheets on how to check web history– Parents guide to technology link– Britannica’s Guide to e-Safety

Parents guide to technologywww.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/a-parents-guide

Thank you for listening.Any Questions?

hstayte@pafg.org.uk