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Parents Workshop

Parents Workshop. On-Line Safety and Awareness. Objectives. To share information on student use and related concerns Share school strategies Develop awareness on use and misuse of ICT tools Practical suggestions. Agenda . Introduction Brief outline of general issues – 20-25 min

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Parents Workshop

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  1. Parents Workshop On-Line Safety and Awareness

  2. Objectives • To share information on student use and related concerns • Share school strategies • Develop awareness on use and misuse of ICT tools • Practical suggestions

  3. Agenda • Introduction • Brief outline of general issues – 20-25 min • Short practical workshops – 5 x 10 min • General summary of ideas and actions – 10 min

  4. Setting the scene • Incredibly important area of development • Personal communication tool • Use within education • Internet – access the whole of mankind's knowledge!!! • On-line streaming • Video conferencing • Education software • Projectors and hardware in classes

  5. Issues • Incredible change • Head of Secondary – 8th year • Number of cellphones in last 3-4 years • With increased use the incidents of misuse have increased and diversified • Photos • Videos • Blogs • Anonymous messages and emails • Practical jokes • Plagiarism

  6. General Issues with On-line Safety and Awareness • Sensible ICT use - Cybersafety • Privacy • Predators • Pornography • Plagiarism • Cyberbullying

  7. Cyberbullying • ‘A cyberbully – defined as anyone who repeatedly misuses technology to harass, intimidate, bully or terrorise another person. Such behaviour usually takes the form of inappropriate and hurtful rumours or threats sent through e-mails, instant messages, texts messages, or website posts, with the sender often anonymous or disguised as someone else’ - Mark Franek, 2006, Ed Leadership

  8. Why is cyberbullying such an issue? • Very wide ranging • Not face-to-face • Often unexpected • Anonymous • No come back on results • Difficult to trace • New gadgets • Often outside school • State legislation?

  9. What can we do and have we done? • Raise awareness in whole community • Develop strategies for students to behave safely on-line • Develop more thoughtful and careful world citizens • Raise level of competence and knowledge of the ‘Immigrant’ population

  10. Awareness through Student Survey • April 2007

  11. Statistical Feedback Basic background information on you: • 97% have a computer in house • 53% on-line in bedroom • 80% have a cellphone

  12. ICT Issues or Concerns • 29% responded that they had been made to feel uncomfortable on line • 38% girls – 21% boys • 22% reported that they had posted unpleasant things • 50% approached by a stranger • 57% girls – 43% boys

  13. General Conclusions • Statistics show girls more aware, exposed or willing to express concerns • Younger students, particularly 7/8 see cyberbullying as a worrying issue • Especially photologs and comments • Bullying on-line

  14. Sample of Year 7/8 CommentsWhat concerns me . . .? • ‘That now everybody posts things in photologs, hurting people, bullying has become a common thing thanks to all the new technology’ • ‘Something that happens to me very often: some people bully me because they are bored, they say bad words and insult me, they find it fun to do, it hurts me with the unpleasant things they wrote. I think that the people who are cyber bullied may feel very bad’

  15. Older Students • Generally see cyberbullying as of less of an issue • Also many students voice opinions that school should not be involved

  16. What concerns me . . .? • ‘We cannot do anything about it and it is difficult to catch the bully’ • ‘The school should worry about other things rather than the ones that should be learned at home’ • ‘I think this is un-useful (sic), it is not going to solve anything’ • ‘It does not really exist’

  17. Older Students also said . . . • Significant number express concerns • Privacy and personal information • Hurt it can cause

  18. What concerns me . . ? • ‘That a joke is exposed to thousands of people’ • ‘People outside school that know and have information of students - Hackers eg someone had the information of [my friends], including addresses, phone numbers, DNI, etc.’ • ‘Accessing information about someone is easy, and risky, so personal data should be kept private’ • ‘Any kind of stalking or harassment is quite worrying’

  19. School Strategies • Increase school use • IT and Departments • Control of phones • School Policy - Código Convivencia and Plagiarism • PSE Programme – awareness, citizenship and ‘what to if . . .’ steps • Increase knowledge and competence of Immigrants • Raise awareness of possible misuse, cyberbullying and steps to control

  20. Types of Cyberbullying • Direct • Warning Wars/text wars • Stealing passwords • Blogs • Websites • Photos • Internet polling • Malicious codes • Porn/junk mail • Impersonation

  21. Types of Cyberbullying • Proxy - Getting someone else to do your dirty work • Notifying war – complaining to an ISP of harassment when nothing has happened. Victim may retaliate and be removed. • Impersonation – posing as someone else they post comments possible casting themselves as the victim. Friends then may gang up against the presumed ‘aggressor’.

  22. Important Step • Understand • Various ICT Tools • Their use and misuse • by your child • against your child • Controls that can be used • Simple tips

  23. Practical Workshops • Blogs and Social Networking • Instant Messenger and Chat • Email and virus control • YouTube • Cellphones Only 10 minutes per workshop and the move around

  24. Social Networks

  25. Social Networks • Myspace, Facebook, Photolog • Fun for kids to talk about with friends • Show off pictures • “Like working on a yearbook”

  26. Social Network Risks • Strangers • Privacy issues, such as photo distribution • Risks to reputation

  27. Social Network Tips • Choose the photos with care • To make them aware of the consequences of posting photos—they can be copied and used by anyone • Suggest that they are familiar with their “friends”

  28. Instant Messaging and Chat

  29. IM Risks • Strangers can contact your kids • It’s hard to monitor • Kids spend too much time on it • Online profiles that are searchable • Trouble with peers/school • Cyber-bullying

  30. IM Parent Tips • Check your son/daughter’s screen name, profile information, picture (discuss good choices) • Talk with your child about IM habits • Limit time • Set rules and monitor carefully

  31. Chat Risks • Risk of child revealing information that can personally identify him/her • Chat rooms and “one-on-one” conversation flow easily – to offline private space • Unmonitored chat can have language and sexual content • Predators • Anonymity

  32. Chat Tips • Discuss risks of chat rooms with your children • Encourage children to only chat with friends they know • Encourage children to only chat in moderated environment • Teach children to not give away any personal information • Teach child to be very careful about meeting online friends offline • Set rules and monitor carefully

  33. Electronic Mail

  34. Electronic Mail • Transmission of text messages and optional file attachments. • Users can send mail to a single recipient or broadcast it to multiple users. • Messages can include pictures, sound, video, or text attachments. • Software or Web-based.

  35. E-mail Risks • Spam (Junk e-mail or bulk e-mail) • Not private: Can be easily be distributed to whole world. • Computer viruses • Spyware • Bullying • School or Social trouble

  36. E-mail Tips • Have different accounts for different levels of privacy. • Teach children to do the following: • Protect Passwords • Guard personal information • Never open e-mails or attachments from an unknown person. • Never open attachments with an .exe or .com extension. • Delete chain letters. • Remember that e-mail can be shared widely. • Think before sending an e-mail. • Ways to secure a PC: • Update the antivirus frequently. • Keep the spyware updated. • Do not tell your password to others. • Verify frequently the state of the firewall. • Update your Windows periodically through Windows Update. • Use Antispam programs. • Pay attention to pop-up blockers and to the famous “cookies”.

  37. Videos Online

  38. Sitios de Descarga de Videos • YouTube.com, Google • UnitedStreaming, Discovery Channel • Learner.org • VxV, del Grupo Clarín • Mixplay.tv • Otros…

  39. Características de Uso • Fácil Acceso • Fácil subida y bajada de videos • Accesible a cualquiera con una conexión sin firewall. • En algunos casos, tienen filtros automáticos para material registrado o inapropiado. • Acepta formatos de cualquier tipo o fuente (celular, cámara de fotos, videocámara, etc.).

  40. Usos • Educativos • Recreacionales • Seinfeld (sobre nada) • Comunicacionales • Aspectos Positivos • Mayores posibilidades de expresión • Disponibilidad inmediata y global. • Aspectos Negativos • Videos Ofensivos • Excesiva Violencia

  41. Precauciones a considerar • Existencia de sitios similares para contenido pornográfico libre. • La facilidad de subida exige un ejercicio más firme de criterio en la elección del material. • Ser cuidadosos en no caer en una sobrexposición, o uso fuera de contexto. • Recurrir a controles online para dar de baja contenido que sea ofensivo (►)

  42. Cell Phones

  43. Cellphone uses • Talk • Photos • Film • Music • E-mail • Internet • Record Audio • Personal Agenda

  44. Cellphone Risks • Theft of huge amount of personal information • Positive unless missused • Not focusing on what one should be doing • Become target for carrying expensive devise

  45. Cellphone tips • Address book • What level of communication technology does your child need now? • Think of it as carrying expensive jewelry • Stored photos

  46. Golden Rules for Parents • Keep Internet in public space as much as possible. • Spend “cybertime” with your child. • Teach Internet rules & consequences – adults to model values online. • Limit time – young people should be busy beyond screens. • Talk to your child about what they are doing. • Stay involved.

  47. Possible Items for Home On-line Agreement • ‘Real’ life rules apply: courtesy, kindness, modesty, dignity, respect for the law and for others. • Don’t talk to strangers. • Keep your private information private. • Never agree to meet an online friend without your parents knowledge. • There are no guarantees that what you say or post on the Internet is private.

  48. Information, including photos, videos, etc, posted on the Internet can last forever. • Tell an adult if you encounter something uncomfortable. • Don’t reply to unknown screen names on IM. • Never open e-mail from strangers or click on any attachments. • Find the ‘good’ online – good friends, good Web sites, good games – and enjoy.

  49. In Conclusion • It is about your child, not technology • Tech tools and tips can help, but they’re not failsafe • Our job is to equip kids with knowledge, build independence and create responsible citizens • Let’s not lose sight of the wonderful opportunity and future that awaits!!!

  50. Acknowledgements • WiredKids. Inc • www.cyberbullying.org • Parents Guide to the Internet US Dept of Ed. • ‘Foiling Cyberbullies in the New Wild West’ – Mark Franek, ASCD Magazine

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