e-safety
Children at Shield Row Primary School use the Internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school, we have regular 'e-safety' activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online.
At home, sometimes children can be given unsupervised access to the Internet. This, potentially, allows them to access all kinds of society (both good and bad) and bring them virtually into their homes.
Here are some tips and useful links to help you to keep your children safe online:
Links to websites for parents
At home, sometimes children can be given unsupervised access to the Internet. This, potentially, allows them to access all kinds of society (both good and bad) and bring them virtually into their homes.
Here are some tips and useful links to help you to keep your children safe online:
- Explore e-safety sites - There are lots of links to useful e-safety sites for children in our Kid's Zone. They are great fun to explore, so why not browse through them with your children?
- Facebook - This site has a minimum age limit of 13, so our pupils should NOT be using it.
- Keep your computer in a shared area - Talk to your child about what they are doing online and, if possible, set up your computer in a shared area at home so that you can all share in the wonderful sites that are available online.
Links to websites for parents
- Think U Know - containing internet safety advice for those aged from 5 to 16, along with parents and teachers, this site is produced by CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).
- Vodafone Parents - Vodafone have lots of fantastic practical advice for parents. You can also read their 'Digital Parenting' magazine.
- CBBC Stay Safe - Great video clips to watch with your child, including Horrible Histories advice to stay safe online
- Kidsmart - An award-winning internet safety programme for children.
- Know IT All - lots of useful advice for keeping yourselves and your children safe on the Internet.
- Bullying UK - Information and advice about bullying for children, parents and schools.
- Kidscape - An organisation which helps to prevent bullying and child abuse.
- Childline - ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK
If
you are safe online, you should be able to answer these questions:
Answers are at the bottom of the page, but no cheating! ;-)
Q.1) A stranger online asks you if you want to meet up do you?
A.Say yes and meet up with them
B.Say no and log off the site
C.Probably say no, but if your parents agree, go with them
Q.2) You get an email from someone you don't know. Do you?
A.Delete it straight away and tell a parent
B.Reply to the email and ask who they are
C.Open the email to see what it is
Q.3) What should you do if a random person in a chatroom asks for your picture?
A.Find a good photograph and send it to them
B.Ask them to send their picture to you first
C.Do not send your picture and tell an adult
Q.4) When signing into sites or setting up an account should you use your?
A.Full name
B.Nickname
C.First name only
Q.5) A website asks for your email, address and phone number do you?
A.Give all your information
B.Enter your friends information
C.Check with a parent/carer first
Q6) Should you put your personal information (address, phone number, photograph) on a public website?
A. Yes.
B. No.
Answers are at the bottom of the page, but no cheating! ;-)
Q.1) A stranger online asks you if you want to meet up do you?
A.Say yes and meet up with them
B.Say no and log off the site
C.Probably say no, but if your parents agree, go with them
Q.2) You get an email from someone you don't know. Do you?
A.Delete it straight away and tell a parent
B.Reply to the email and ask who they are
C.Open the email to see what it is
Q.3) What should you do if a random person in a chatroom asks for your picture?
A.Find a good photograph and send it to them
B.Ask them to send their picture to you first
C.Do not send your picture and tell an adult
Q.4) When signing into sites or setting up an account should you use your?
A.Full name
B.Nickname
C.First name only
Q.5) A website asks for your email, address and phone number do you?
A.Give all your information
B.Enter your friends information
C.Check with a parent/carer first
Q6) Should you put your personal information (address, phone number, photograph) on a public website?
A. Yes.
B. No.