2. • Being aware of the dangers
• Knowing what to do if things go wrong and you are at
risk when using technology
• Knowing how to stay safe when using technology
• Managing the risks of the digital world
What is e-safety?
4. • Somebody may get hold of your private details and misuse them
• Viruses, malware, adware and spyware
• Cyber-bullying using various different technology: mobile phones, chat rooms and
social networking sites
• Copyright Law – illegal copying and distributing of software, films, music and any
other materials
• Indecent material being distributed
• Strangers using chat rooms or other means to contact youngsters
• Identity theft
What are the risks?
5. • Cyber-bullying is when a young person is tormented,
threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or targeted
by another young person using the internet, mobile
phone, or other type of digital technology.
• You have to be very careful if you are a victim of cyber-
bullying. If you try to take things into your own hands
then you may end up being a cyber-bully yourself.
• The best thing to do if you're being bullied, whether
online or not, is to tell your parents or guardian, or
someone you trust - and talk about it.
Cyber-bullying
6. • Beatbullying's study for Safer Internet Day spoke to
4,605 young people aged 11-16 across the UK:
-28% said they'd been bullied over the internet or
a mobile phone.
-One in 13 said they had been threatened
repeatedly.
-Victims found the cyber-bullying left them
wanting to avoid school, suffering from lower
confidence, and living in fear of their safety.
Cyber-bullying
7. • Web-based social networking is when users share content,
interact and develop friendship groups over a website.
• Social networking sites are places where you can keep in touch
with friends and let people know what you're up to.
• Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter and
MySpace.
• You normally have to be at least 13 to register on them, and
even then you often need your parents' permission.
• They can be dangerous though because you must be careful
not to post personal information about yourself.
• Also, you must keep your password to yourself, or else people
could write nasty things pretending to be you.
Social networking
8. Don’t share information about yourself online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p014pfyk
Social networking
10. SAFE
• Staying safe means being careful and not giving out your
name, address, photos, mobile phone number, school name or
password to people online.
• Use a nickname, set social networking sites to private and
never post your own or your friends/families information
without their permission.
Be SMART!
11. MEETING
• Meeting up with someone you have contacted online can be
dangerous as you never know if they are who they say they are.
• Only do so with your parent’s/carer’s permission and when
they can be present. Always meet in a public place.
Be SMART!
12. ACCEPTING
• Accepting e-mails or opening files from people you don’t
really know or trust can get you into trouble – they may
contain viruses or nasty messages.
• The best thing to do is ignore them or show them to an
adult you trust.
Be SMART!
13. RELIABLE
• Some people online maybe lying about who they really
are and some information you find on the internet may
not always be reliable and true.
Be SMART!
14. TELL
• Tell an adult you trust if someone or something you see
online makes you feel uncomfortable or worried.
• You can report online abuse to the police at
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Be SMART!
15. • Don’t do anything online that you wouldn’t do in real
life! If you wouldn’t be happy with your
parents/teacher/police seeing it then don’t post it online!
• It’s never too late to tell someone if something or
someone makes you feel uncomfortable – if it feels
wrong it most probably is! Learn how to block someone
online and report a problem.
Key Advice
16. • Club Penguin's Simon Pollard gives us his top five online
safety tips:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16918052
Keep safe!
17. • Don’t give out your personal
information
• Never meet up with an online friend
• Don’t open junk mail
• Beware: people might not be who they
say they are
• Always tell an adult if you feel
uncomfortable or worried
E-Safety video for
younger children
Top Tips
E-Safety video for
older children
