WATCH:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOOn2wR8bU&list=EC33787679D65044E4 WheresKlaus aCEOP(ChildExploitationandOnlineProtectionCentre)video. Doyouknowwhatyourchildrenaredoingonline?Inreallifeyouprotectyourchildren, whynotonline?

ESafetyisarelativelynewconcept.Althoughmanyschoolsandparentswere educating youngpeopleabouttheneedtousetechnologysafelyandeffectively,DrTanyaByrons reportin2007servedtoformalisethisrequirement.Sincethen,quiterightly,therehas beenahugedrivetoputinplaceprocedurestokeepyoungpeoplesafeonline.

Itisimportantnottolosesightofwhatafantasticresource theInternetisforeducation. Itallowsyoungpeopletoresearch,collaborateandinteractwithothersinawaythathas neverbeforebeenpossible.

ButtheInternet haschanged.Internetpagesnolongersimplyconveyinformation text, images,animationsandvideo.

Webpages nowprovideanunprecedentedlevelofinteractivity.Usersareableto communicate,share,create,collaborateandpersonalise.Thisisntlimitedtosocial networkingsiteslikeFacebookeither.TheBBCwebsite,forexample,allowsyoutodoall ofthesethingsandcreateacustomisedhomepage.

ClearlythereisadarkersidetotheInternet. Althoughyoungpeopleareeasilyableto accessmaterialrelevanttotheirstudies,theymayalsobeexposedtolessdesirable materials accidentallyordeliberately.Althoughitisntpossibletopreventthisfrom happening,beingawareoftherisksallowsthoughttobegivenastowhattodoshould problemsarise.Whocanayoungpersontalktoiftheyseesomethingupsetting?What isthebestwaytoreportconcernsthatyouarebeingstalkedonline?

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When youpurchaseanewproduct,beitatelevision,computerormobiletelephone,do youreadtheinstructions?Mostyoungpeopledont!Theyseemtoknow,instinctively, howtouseit!

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Thechallengethatweface,asparentsandteachers,is toredressthisimbalance. Althoughyoungpeoplegenerallyhavesomeawarenessoftherisksassociatedwiththe useoftechnology,theirconfidenceandcompetenceusingnewtechnologiesoften outweighsthis.

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Access tocommunicationstechnologyhasdramaticallychangedoverthelastfewyears. Internetaccessisnowpossiblethroughgamesconsoles,mobilephonesandereaders! Accessiscontinuousandubiquitous.

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Thisisntasituationthatislikelytochangeeither.ForresterResearch predictsthatby 2015theaveragepersonwillhavebetweenfiveandsevenInternetcapabledevices. Theyalsosuggestthattherewillbe15billionwirelessdevicesincirculation.Technology analystsarepredictingtheemergenceofmorepersonaldevicesoverthenextfewyears, includingsmartwatches.By2016youngpeoplemaywellbewearingtheir communicationstechnology!

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Despite theemergenceofsocialnetworks,bloggingremainspopular.Bloggingissimilar tomaintainingadiary,thoughinsteadofbeingprivateitispublishedonline.Itprovides peoplewithanopportunitytoexpresstheirideasandopinions,oftenanonymously,ina formatthatotherinterestedpartiescanaccess. Someyoungpeoplemaychoosetomaintainablog,perhapstorecordtheirthoughts, feelingandideas.Othersmaychoosetoconsumecontentpostedbyothers.Thisis somethingtobeawareofthough,asblogsmaycontainextremeviewpoints.Ablog promotinganorexiafeaturedatthetopoftheGooglesearchresultsforproanorexia. Itisimportanttobeawarethatyoungpeoplecaneasilyandregularlybeconsumingand assimilatingtheviewsofothers.

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For manyyoungpeople,CDsandDVDsareathingofthepast.Itisfarmoreconvenient toconsumemusicandfilmsthroughacomputerorotherportabledevice.Although therearelegitimatemethodsofobtainingcontent(e.g.theiTunesStore),manyyoung peoplearetemptedtoillegallydownloadmusicandfilmsfromfilesharingsitesor services.Theeasewithwhichthiscanbedoneisastounding,possiblyevenleading someyoungpeopletobelievethatitisacceptable.Butwouldthosesameyoungpeople considertakingaCDorDVDfromahighstreetstorewithoutpayingforit?

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ItmaybeworthlookingatthesizeofyourchildsiTuneslibrary howmanymusictracks andfilmsdotheyhave?Weretheseallobtainedlegally,ataround99ppertrackandat least3.99perfilm?

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Unlimited musicstreamingservices(e.g.Spotify)provideanalternative,andlegal, methodofallowingyoungpeopleaccesstothelatestmusic.InMay2013asubscription toSpotifycosts4.99permonth.

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Therapiddevelopmentofmobilephoneand tablettechnologyhasledtoadramaticrise inthenumberofyoungpeopleplayinggames.Statisticsshowsthatthisriseismost notableingirls,whotraditionallyhavenotbeensuchbigusersofconsolesliketheWii, XBox360andPlaystation3. Withregardsgaming,thereareseveralissuesinplay: Somegames,particularlypuzzle/challengegamesonmobiledevices,canbe incrediblyaddictive.Agreatmanyhourscanbewastedplayingthese. Theinappropriatecontentthatyoungpeoplemaybeexposedtoincertaingames (graphicviolence,badlanguageandsexualreferences) Inappropriatecontactwithothersmadethroughonlinegamingexperiences

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Althoughchildrenaredoingwhatchildrenhavedoneforyears playinggames the natureofthesegameshaschanged.TitleslikeCallofDutyhavephotorealisticgraphics anddepictextremeviolence.TheGrandTheftAutoseriesallowstheplayertotakethe roleofacriminalandengageinavarietyofinappropriatebehaviours. Tosupportparents,theUKgamesindustry hasanageratingsystemcalledPEGI.Thisis similartotheBBFCsystemformovies,andincludesdetailsofthetypeofcontentthat gamesmightincludeaswellasarecommendedminimumage.

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Socialnetworkingorsocialmediais probablythebiggestareaofonlinegrowthoverthe lastfewyears.Socialmediarelatestoonlineservicesthatfacilitatethebuildingofsocial networksorrelationsamongpeoplewithsharedinterests,backgroundsorreallife connections.FacebookandTwitteraretwoofthebestknownexamples. SocialnetworksactivelyencourageuserstoSHAREinformation.Itiswhattheyarebased on!Unfortunatelytheinformationthattheyencourageuserstosupplyisnotalways whatwemightwishthemtobesharing.

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Facebook statesthatyoumustbe13yearsoldtohaveanaccount.Unfortunately,asthis chartdemonstrates,manymuchyoungerchildrenhaveaccounts.Thestatisticsarelikely tohaveincreasedsince2011too.Whenanewaccountiscreated,theonlycheckthat Facebookdoisonthedateofbirthentered.A9yearoldwouldthereforebeableto createanaccountiftheyenteredadatathatmadethem13orolder.

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Thereareahugenumberofsocialnetworks outthere.Somearemorepopularthan others.InMarch2013Facebookreportedthattheyhad1.11billionactiveusers.

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Ifyour childhasaFacebookaccountitmaybeworthdiscussingwiththemwhat informationtheyshare.Aspreviouslystated,thesesitesactivelyencourageusersto supplyinformation.Particularcautionshouldbetakenwithregards: DateofBirth(perhapssharedayandmonth,notyear) TelephoneNumbers/BBMetc.shouldneverbeshared Emailaddressesshouldneverbeshared(siteslikeFacebookofferaninternal messagingservicethatcanbeusedinstead unwantedcommunicationcantherefore beblocked) Addresses(homeorotherwise)shouldneverbeshared Referenceshouldnotbemadetotheirschool(eitherintextorthroughimagesthat depicttheschooluniform) Anythingthatmightallowaninterestedthirdpartytotracksomeonedownshouldnot beposted.

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WhenFacebookfirstlaunched theamountofinformationvisiblebydefaulttoothers wasfairlyminimal.Thisdiagramdemonstrateshowthishaschangedovertime.Itshould benotedthatin2011Facebookmadesomechangesthatmadeitmucheasiertokeep yourprofileprivate.Therehavesincebeenfurtherdevelopmentsthatmakeitsimplerto keepinformationpostedtojustfriends.

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Parentsbeware!Insisting onbeingfriendswithyourchild(ren)mayseemlikeagood waytomonitortheiractivityonFacebook,butthecustomprivacytoolsallowthemto hideparticularitemsfromparticularusers!

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Manymobilephone apps,includingFacebookandTwitter,nowenablenowenableusers tocheckin tosharetheirGPSlocation(possiblyaccurateupto1.5m).

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Thiscouldbeofparticularconcernifayoungpersonweretocheckinathome. ManydevicesincludePARENTAL CONTROLS,whichallowLocationServicestobe disabled.

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Although instantmessaging(IM)toolsprovideafantasticandfreewayofkeepingin touchwithfriendsandfamily,unfortunatelytheyalsohaveamoresinistersidetothem. Theyprovideacommunicationsline,fromanywhereintheworld,intoyourchilds bedroomorontotheirphoneortablet. WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JpyO5XlfCo&feature=share&list=EC33787679D650 44E4 MattThoughtHeKnew aCEOP(ChildExploitationandOnlineProtectionCentre) video. Thisisquitehardhittingandhasaparticularimpactonboys,whooftenfeelthat paedophilesareanissueonlyforgirlstoworryabout.

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VideostreamingserviceslikeYouTubearenowincrediblypopular.Statistics revealthat YouTubeisnowtheworldssecondlargestsearchengine,afterGoogle! AswellastherebeingalargeamountofvaluableeducationalcontentonYouTube,there isalsoagreatdealofundesirablematerialtoo.Aswellasviewingcontent,youngpeople cannoweasilycreatetheirowncontent.Mobilephonesandtabletsoftenhavesoftware integratedthatallowsvideostakentobeeasilyuploaded.Amomentcapturedcanbe onlineinminutes.Itisvitalthatyoungpeopleconsidercarefullytheappropriatenessof whattheypostonline.

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These daysanappisavailableformostthings.AppslikeInstagramallowuserstotake andshareimagesandapplyeffects.Onenegativesideofthisistheriseinappsthat encourageyoungpeopletosext.Sextingisthetakingandsharingofindecentimages. Inadditiontopossiblelegalissuesrelatingtothis,therearepotentiallymassive repercussionsofsuchimagesenteringthepublicdomain. WATCH:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovR3FF_6us Exposed aCEOP(ChildExploitationandOnlineProtectionCentre)video. Anotherhardhittingvideothatfocusesontheconsequencesofsexting.

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Thissurvey,conductedin2011,revealsjusthow manyyoungpeoplearespendingan excessiveamountoftimeonline.Almosthalfhavefoundthemselvesonlinewithoutany realpurpose,andmorethanhalfhavespentlesstimesocialisingordoingschoolwork becauseoftheInternet.Itisimportantthatbalanceandmoderationisfound.

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There arethreeimportantstrandstoeducatingyoungpeopleaboutthesafeuseofthe Internetandothercommunicationtechnologies: EMPOWER:youngpeoplemustrealisethatareresponsibleforstayingsafeonline. Blockingandfilteringmayhelptopreventthemfromcomingacrossundesirable content,butultimatelyyoungpeoplemustmakeuseoftechnologyinanappropriate waythatdoesnotunnecessarilyexposethemtodangers.Througheducationthey becomeawareofsafesitesandservices,aswellashowtorespondappropriatelyif somethinggoeswrong. ENGAGE:theInternetandothertechnologyhasahugenumberofbenefits,butalso anumberofrisksassociatedwiththeuseofit.Througheducationyoungpeopleare madeawareoftheserisks. ENCOURAGE:youngpeoplemustmakeeffectiveandsafeuseoftechnology.Through educationyoungpeopleareencouragedtousetechnologyresponsibly,considering theconsequencesoftheiractionsandhowtheycansupportotherswhenthey becomeawarethattheyareatrisk.

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Ofcrucial importanceiseducatingyoungpeopleaboutthequalityofresourcestheyfind online.Thissurvey,againfrom2011,revealedthatathirdofyoungpeopleaged1215 believedthatthewebsiteslistedinsearchenginesresultsmustbetruthful.Young peoplemustbeeducatedtobecriticalintheirapproachtonewinformation.

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The ThinkUKnowwebsite,runbyCEOP(ChildExploitationandOnlineProtection Centre)providesawealthofveryusefuladviceforyoungpeopleandparents.

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Theissueofonlinereputationisagrowing concern,withsomanyyoungpeopleposting largeamountsofpersonalandpotentiallycompromisinginformationonline.Eric Schmidt,CEOofGoogle,notedsometimeagothatitwillbeverydifficultforsome youngpeopletoescapetheironlinepastwhentheyreachadulthood.

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SharinginformationovertheInternethasanumberofquitedrasticconsequences,many ofwhicharenotconsideredbyyoungpeopleastheypostinformationonline. DISINHIBITION:communicationonlinedoesnotinvolvethevisualcuesassociated withfacetofacecommunication,oftenleadingtoadramaticreductioninempathy. Thisisoftenevidentincyberbullying,whereanindividualmightsaythingsthatthey wouldnotnormallyhavedonehadtechnologynotpartiallydisconnectedthemfrom thesituation. PERSISTENCE:contentpostedonlineisretainedinapermanentlysearchablearchive. Itisimpossibleforanitempostedonlinetobetrulyremoved,asanyonemighthave downloadedacopy. REPLICABILITY:contentcansoeasilybemovedfromoneplacetoanother for examplethecontentsofanemailcanbecopiedandpastedontoasocialnetworking page.Agoodexampleofthisistheemailsentbyamothertoherfuturedaughterin law.Theemailwassharedonlineandeventuallywentviralandwasreadbymillions ofpeoplearoundtheworld. SCALABILITY:contentpostedonlineandviewedbyjustafewpeoplecanquicklybe sharedaroundtheworld.Anitemlikedbyanindividualonasocialnetworkthen becomesvisibletoalloftheircontacts/friends. INVISIBLEAUDIENCES:littleconsiderationtendstobegiventowhomightseeitems

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Theconsequencesofsharinginformationcanbequitesevere.Above areanumberof genuinetweets(itemspostedonTwitter)relatingtotheriotsthathappenedinLondon in2011.Theindividualspostingthesemessageswereidentifiableandinsomeinstances werearrestedasaresultofincriminatingcommentsthattheyposted.

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It isvitallyimportantthatyoungpeoplearemadeawarethatinternetsearchesarenow routinelydonebymanyuniversitiesandemployersaspartofthepreinterview screeningprocess.Ithasbeensuggestedthatsomeuniversitiesemploystudents,the peoplewhoprobablyknowhowtousesocialnetworkingsitebest,toharvest informationaboutapplicants!

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