E-safety and safeguarding

Staying safe online

Introduction

Being eSafe relies on

•selecting appropriate privacy levels

•knowing how to behave online

•understanding the risks of using the Internet and mobile

technologies

•having the tools and the knowledge to be able to work safely.

eSafety

This presentation will look at:- Social Networking Email Chatrooms and Instant Messaging (IM) Cyberbullying Mobile phones

Social NetworkingSocial Networking websites are online applications which help connect friends using tools like blogs, profiles, internal email systems and photos.

Personal details

• Be careful what information you give out on your profile.

• Think about who will have access to your personal information

• What they’ll do with your picture or your phone number if it’s out by mistake.

• Once your information is out there, it’s almost impossible to delete it completely

Email“Phishing” emails are emails that try to get private and personal information from you.

• Legitimate banks and businesses will never ask for your password or personal details by email

• If it seems too good to be true….IT IS. You have not magically won the lottery

• If the email is from someone you don’t know - do not open any attachments or reply – delete without opening

Email This email address is a genuine email address of HMRC but it does NOT mean it was from

them… this is a clever disguise

This email address is a genuine email address of HMRC but it does NOT mean it was from

them… this is a clever disguise

Did you even make a tax return recently? I

didn’t when I received this email. If you’re not sure – ring

them.

Did you even make a tax return recently? I

didn’t when I received this email. If you’re not sure – ring

them.

This is the biggest danger of this email… the attached webpage will ask for your personal details and will submit them to someone other than the real HMRC

This is the biggest danger of this email… the attached webpage will ask for your personal details and will submit them to someone other than the real HMRC

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htmClick the weblink to see the proof >>>>

Chatrooms and Instant Messaging

These can be used to communicate with people in ‘real time’ – that is, there is no time delay in sending and receiving replies.

•You must be careful when using chatrooms•You do not know if people are telling the truth •Predatory people are out there!

CyberbullyingCyber bullying (online bullying) is when a person or group of people uses the internet/email/online games/mobile to deliberately upset (threaten, tease, humiliate) someone else. •This type of bullying can affect someone at college, work or in their own home •It has a 24/7 nature•Children can be particularly vulnerable childline

CyberbullyingWhat to do

1.Tell someone

2.Save evidence

3.Block the bully (on IM, social networking sites, etc.)

4.Don’t reply or retaliate to things they say or do

5.Contact your mobile service provider (if bothered by

texts, etc)

Mobile PhonesWho knows your mobile number?

•Do not put your mobile number on your social

networking profiles (facebook, myspace, bebo, etc)

•Only give your mobile number to people you know

in the real world

Be e-Safe• Technology – Use all technology, including mobile

phones, games consoles, tablets & computers safely when sharing information with others

• Time – Take time to think before posting messages and images that could be hurtful or embarrassing to yourself or others

• Take care – Take care on the Internet, some things and people are not what they seem

• Tricky - If things get tricky and you become uncomfortable, leave the site and ignore comments or emails

• Tell – Tell someone if you are worried about anything that has happened while you are online

JISC TechDis in partnership with staff and students on the East Midlands e-safety project http://www.em-esafetyproject.co.uk/

AECB ContactIf you have any concerns about issues rasied in this presentation, please contact the College’s e-safety officer:•Fiona Playford020 8269 8999fiona.playford@adultedbexley.org•More information on the topic can be found athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/topics/stay-safeE-skills UK