Online Safety

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Lyn Ross
ICT and Learning Facilitator
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The Internet

The Internet is useful, engaging and fun

Remember that …
And that the Internet has a dark side

Safe from what?

Online dangers
Adults
Children

The Internet has a dark side
Virus (opening an attachment)
Scam(an email that has something to do with money)
Phishing(an email from your bank)
Identity theftSpywareBanking TrojansInformation StealersThis spyware mostly infect through email links or attachments
Hacking

Passwords
It’s easy to get a browser to show all the stored passwords.
Don’t tick 'remember me’.
To remove any stored passwords follow the below instructions
Safari: Preferences - then to the autofill tab and uncheck or edit usernames and passwords.
Firefox:Preferences - then to the security tab and uncheck remember passwords and delete saved passwords.

And a very dark side
Sex
Pornography
Child pornography
Pedophiles (sexually attracted to children)
Child/teen grooming (establishing an emotional connection in order to lower the child's inhibitions in preparation for child sexual abuse)
Bullying (cellphone, social network sites)

One of the best things about the Internet is also its most dangerous
Connecting people

Computer/Network Security
Firewall
Virus software
Limit confidential information stored online
Think about ‘worse case’ scenarios

Keeping children safe
Filter content (but don’t go over the top!)
Keep tabs on usage (check the history)
Educate
Explicit teaching

The Internet and children
Educate about the risks (use videos, role-play, online resources)
Educate about uses and behaviours
Discuss consequences
Supervise
Security (passwords)
Personal information
Trust
Websites
What to do

Don’t believe everything you …
see
read
or every one you ‘chat’ to!

Establish some rules(personal, family, school)
Don’t open unknown attachments
Never give out your passwords
Don’t access Internet banking from a computer other than your own
Understand you lose control of anything uploaded (photos, videos, files etc)

Teach children to
T.H.I.N.K

Tell a trusted adult if something online upsets you
Hide you password – share it only with your parents, never with your friends
Interesting websites can be fun, but check with your parents before joining or playing
BeNice to people online, never bully others.
Keep your personal information safe Never give out your full name, address or phone number online.

Remember that people you meet online are strangers – no matter how well you think you know them.

Policies
Internet policy
Acceptable use agreements (staff and students)The use of: - school computers- school network- the Internet- other school ICT equipment- use of person equipment (e.g. pen drive)

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