It’s All about YOUth!It’s All about YOUth!

Internet Safety and Responsible UseInternet Safety and Responsible Use

November 2008November 2008

Session OutlineSession Outline

Pic Source:www.montclair.k12.nj.usPic Source:www.montclair.k12.nj.us

Questionnaire

New technology – Web 2.0

Key issues for Social Networking

Cyberbullying

Open discussion

Evaluation

E-Safety in HighlandE-Safety in Highland

www.highlandesafety.wordpress.comwww.highlandesafety.wordpress.com

What do you think the benefits are?

Keeping in touch with friends / family old and new

Learning, researching and self-expression

Vital information sometimes inaccessible in rural areas

Homework! Learning collaboratively

Keeping up with perspectives on the news, global events

Commercial opportunities

Games, hobbies, leisure and belonging

Quickness of communication, emails

SHOPPING, Music, Television (Iplayer)

Benefits of the InternetBenefits of the Internet

Key issuesKey issues

Privacy Settings

Friends or Frenemies?

Pharming

It stays online!

Can have future consequences

Spam information

Password Data

Digital FootprintsDigital Footprints

What does the internet say What does the internet say about you?about you?

Tracking sitesTracking sites

CyberbullyingCyberbullying

CyberbullyingCyberbullying

Is different from other forms of bullying

A much wider audience and rapid too

Invasive and 24/7

Anonymised

Can be unintentional

Future consequences

“Cyberbullying is the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) particularly mobile phones and/or the

Internet to upset someone else”

Cyberbullying

‘What the research is telling us’

32% of young people have experienced one of the

following forms of online harassment, also called “cyberbullying”

15% of young people reported having privatematerial (IM, txt, email) forwarded without permission

13% had received threatening messages

13% said someone had spread a rumour about them online

6% had someone post an embarrassing picture of them online without permission

Source: Pew (US) www.pewinternet.orgSource: Pew (US) www.pewinternet.org

Cyberbullying

Source: www.technology.timesonline.co.ukSource: www.technology.timesonline.co.uk

CyberbullyingCyberbullying

Cyberbullying – Future ConsequencesCyberbullying – Future Consequences

Cyberbullying – Staff too!Cyberbullying – Staff too!

Meet Joe…..Meet Joe…..

Cyberbullying – Creating Cyberbullying – Creating Safer Online CommunitiesSafer Online Communities

Whole school community issue

Understanding and talking about it

The Highland Council Guidance & Facility

Making reporting easier, advertising report routes

Promoting the positive use of technology

Evaluating impact of anti-bullying strategies

Protecting Yourself!Protecting Yourself!

Always respect others

Think before you post!!

Treat your password like your toothbrush

Block the person displaying bullying behaviour

Don’t retaliate or reply

Save the evidence

Report to someone

Visit www.respectme.org.uk or www.hyv.org.uk or www.thinkuknow.co.uk

EvaluationEvaluation

Have you learnt something today?

Will you think more about your online safety as a result of today?

Would you now know where to report something of concern?

What more can we do to educate young people in Highland and Sardinia?

Any other thoughts / ideas?

Thank you, any questions?Thank you, any questions?

Louise JonesLouise Jones