Stamford Green Primary School
E-safety Seminar
It’s now considered unrealistic
to expect us as parents or
schools to keep children safe.
We must teach them to keep
themselves safe!
It’s now considered safest
to assume that children
are
conversing online
with strangers.
There is a move
away from the term
‘E-safety’
and
towards
‘digital literacy’.
It’s no longer about keeping
children away from devices,
so much as ensuring that
they’re using them safely.
The range and availability of
devices increases all the time.
Almost all gaming systems now
encourage online interaction
with strangers.
'Parents can no longer protect children by
simply trying to limit their online
experiences.
Instead parents need to maintain an open
dialogue and encourage children to share
both good and bad online experiences, talk
openly and straightforwardly about the risks
they may encounter online without scaring
them and make sure they keep up with the
latest social media crazes and work with
their children rather than trying to control
them.’
Dr Richard Woolfson, child psychologist and Knowthenet spokesman.
There has been a
marked increase
in grooming by
teenagers
and
young adults.
The most dangerous device
is proving to be the tabletnot
the laptop
or
smartphone .
One of fastest growing trends:
‘Sexting’:
Sending- explicit or
inappropriate images online or
using a Smartphone.
Which
sites and apps
should we
be worried about?
We asked a sample of
Year 3, 4, 5 and 6
children to complete
the same quiz that we
just gave to you.
The power of
branding!
Identified by 100% of
respondents!
Youtube:
Watch out for children’s Youtube
which is coming soon.
It will be heavily filtered and
provide a much safer experience.
The power of
branding!
Identified by 80% of respondents!
The power of
branding!
But:
Just because children identified a site doesn’t
necessarily mean it’s the most dangerous.
Facebook was recognised by every single child
but not a single one of them used it.
Moreover, a massive 95% were able to identify at
least one potential danger related to it.
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Usage:
Which sites were not just known to, but
actually used by the most children?
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Usage:
Used by over 50% of respondents
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Which sites had the biggest
difference between the number of
people using it and the number of
people aware of its potential
dangers?
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Difference between
identification and knowledge
of dangers:
95% use but only 89% know a potential
danger.
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Difference between
identification and knowledge
of dangers:
84% use but only 79% know a potential
danger.
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Difference between
identification and knowledge
of dangers:
53% use but only16% know a potential
danger.
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Difference between
identification and knowledge
of dangers:
32% use Snapchat but not a
single child knew about
Snaphack.
Snapchat
Snapchat is hugely popular.
It’s supposedly a way of
sending messages and images
to someone in a safe way.
Material displays on the
screen long enough to be read
or viewed and then disappears
forever.
Snapchat (and Snaphack):
The fact that
messages disappear
after a few seconds
supposedly ensures
they can’t be used
against you at a
later date.
Snapchat (and Snaphack):
BUT:
With the press of a key any
computer can take a
screenshot which permanently
saves the
message or image.
(although the sender is
warned that this has been
done.)
Snapchat (and Snaphack):
SnapHACK is an app that
permanently saves
messages and images
from Snapchat
WITHOUT warning the
user that this has been
done.
Many users are unaware
that their messages have
been kept!
We deliberately didn’t
include some websites and
apps so as not to signpost
children towards them, but a
fast growing new trend is
apps that randomly pair
users with a stranger
anywhere in the world.
Omegle is probably
the best known but
it’s beginning to
generate many
imitators.
WIFI.
More and more people
use WiFi in public place
now.
Be aware that these
are rarely filtered to the
standards you may
have at home.
WIFI.
An increasing number
of mobile phone apps
allow users to fake
being a WiFi provider.
Victims log on and all
details are viewed and
recorded by the
perpetrator .
One positive new
development is
‘FRIENDLY WiFi’ .
This is WiFi with
heavy filtering for
children
increasingly being
offered in public
places such as
hotels and
restaurants.
SOCIAL NETWORKING.
Last time we looked at some
popular sites that children were
using that acted as social media
sites without people necessarily
knowing.
These were
warned about
last time.
Other sites warned about last time also barely seem
to figure in children’s thinking now.
Moshmonsters.com
With 50 million worldwide users, Moshi Monsters is a virtual pet and social networking game which has
captured the minds - and pocket money - of children around the world.
ClubPenguin.com
With a whopping 28 million users, Disney's ClubPenguin allows children to create their own colourful
penguin 'avatar' (character), make friends with other 'penguins', play games and take part in lots of other
activities. It's free of charge and designed for children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Habbo.co.uk
The virtual 'Habbo Hotel' is a place for kids and teens to meet up and socialise. You have to be 12 or over
to join and the main feature of the site is a combination of 'public' rooms created by Habbo where anyone
can visit and chat and 'private' guest rooms created by other players.
Neopets.com
This free site has its roots as far back as 1997 but went global in 2004. It allows users to look after their
own virtual pet, earning points to buy them food, toys and accessories. You can even enter your pet into
contests. Alongside caring and customising pets, members can can take part in games and build up
friendships with fellow neopet owners.
Stardoll.com
Aimed squarely at the female market, Stardoll is all about 'fame, fashion and friends.' It's the largest online
community for girls who love fashion and want to meet like-minded people from around the world. They
can use their customised MeDoll avatar to express themselves creatively, play games and make friends.
SOCIAL NETWORKING.
These sites are now barely used
by many children as other sites
and apps have taken over.
The big two of Twitter and
Facebook don’t currently
appear to be a major problem
at our school.
Children recognised the sites,
were easily able to identify
dangers and ways to stay safe,
but didn’t tend to use them.
Oovoo:
Currently being
used by many
children at our
school.
Oovoo:
It is clearly
leading to
abuse, bullying
and contact with
strangers.
Minecraft:
Currently very
popular.
Can become very
addictive.
Miniclip:
Very popular.
Is possible to speak to
online strangers though.
Also new line of thinking is
that constant gaming
teaches impulsiveness and
desire for instant
gratification.
Instagram:
Very popular with our
sample group but it
is possible to speak
to online strangers
as well as viewing
and posting
inappropriate
material.
Inappropriate material
could include:
Pornography:
This is the term for material
featuring adults.
Inappropriate material
could include:
Pornography:
Important to remember that
whatever your views, much
adult pornography is LEGAL in
our country.
Inappropriate material
could include:
Pornography:
CEOP are pushing to ban the
term ‘child pornography’ which
implies some sort of parallel with
legal adult pornography.
Inappropriate material
could include:
Pornography:
‘Pornography’ featuring children
should now only ever be
referred to as
‘images of child abuse’.
Inappropriate material
could include:
Cyberbullying:
Primarily on Social Media sites
but
Ask.FM:
This is the website
linked to bullying and
a spate of suicides
nationally.
Known by 11% of
respondents at our
school.
DIGITAL LITERACY:
Children need to be
taught to be
discerning and to
know what to do if
concerned.
Children are often taught to:
‘give as good as they get!”
But children who do this online could find
themselves
Considered as a perpetrator!
Does your child know how to keep evidence of
cyber bullying, or inappropriate material?
Every computer has a button to instantly print out
the current screen.
(Print Screen) (PRNT SCR) etc
Use it to record evidence of bullying that might
subsequently be removed by sender.
Keeping evidence
aids investigation, and prevents
bullies from editing messages to
make the victim look like the guilty
party!
Be aware that e-mail addresses with
names in make it easy for people to
trace you:
Be aware that e-mail addresses with
names in make it easy for people to
trace you:
I don’t like what
crazykid45@yahoo.co.uk said
about Epsom Town football
club.
I wish I knew who it was!
Be aware that e-mail addresses with
names in make it easy for people to
trace you:
I don’t like what
PeterJamesSmith@yahoo.co.uk
said about Epsom Town football
club.
It won’t take me long to find
out where he lives!
But also be aware that nicknames
convey information too:
Funsinglegirl@yahoo.co.uk
sounds like she might be worth
getting to know! I think I’ll
contact her!
But also be aware that nicknames
convey information too:
He’s got a good CV, but I’m
not entirely sure that
psychoLad38@Yahoo.co.uk
is who we’re looking for!
Be aware that images and comments
posted on the internet can be copied and
used by others without your permission and
in a different context.
You cannot remove them even though you
were the person who originally posted them!
My Holiday Photos
My Holiday Photos
We hate Stamford Bear!
We hate Stamford Bear!
We hate Stamford Bear!
Stamford Bear has
taken the original
photo off but can do
nothing to remove
copies people have
made of it!
Instagram (owned by Facebook) recently
tried to sneak into their terms and
conditions that they would own all photos
uploaded to their site AND COULD SELL
THEM FOR USE IN ADVERTS WITHOUT
INFORMING USERS OR PAYING THEM.
Remember that 42% of
respondents in our sample
were users of Instagram.
Be aware that
paedophiles can
use zooming
software to zoom
in an gather
additional
information from
photos posted
online.
So from a single
photo of a child in
a uniform they
can know where
and when to try to
meet them.
What are the risks for children?
PrivacyInappropriate self-disclosure
Children placing images or text online
that they might come to regret.