Internet Safety
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Internet Safety
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Keeping Safe on
the Internet Using the internet at home – How do I make it safe for my child? Virus’s What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a piece of code designed to replicate itself as many times as possible spreading from one computer to any other computers connected to it. Virus's can take control of and damage files on your computer. Always check your antivirus software up to date. Free antivirus software may be available from your ISP or from your employer. AVG is a good antivirus program which is downloadable free from the internet. SpyWare Spyware can steal information from your computer, such as passwords, bank details. It can redirect you to advertising sites and will make your computer run very slowly! You need to use a program such as Windows defender (free download from Microsoft) to protect your computer. To find out more about spyware; http://computer.howstuffworks.com/spyware.htm find out about viruses, spam and much more; http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-channel.htm For lots of advice to parents go to KIDSMART; http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/parents/ For videos on Internet Safety; http://www.getnetwise.org/gnwtv/ -Getwise TV episodes
Chat Rooms Some chat rooms are designed for children but there are still dangers –look at http://www.chatdanger.com/ How to chat and keep safe http://www.gridclub.com/ is a child safe chat room Get them to play the KIDSmart games; http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/yp/games.aspx
Email Spam – Unwanted advertising emails - Tell your child never to give anyone their email address without asking you first. Always use a parents email address. Emailing is generally a safe way for you child to communicate with friends –but never open attachments unless you know what it is! It may be a virus! Watch the video; http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/movies/Safe_Surfing.swf Use a filtered email for your children, like the OCN account provided by school. Every school child in oxfordshire has their own email address which can be accessed from any computer at http://mail.theocn.net. This email address is filtered and therefore safer to use than those provided by your ISP. Or… download the First Class client from www.firstclass.com. Then, when it is installed on your desktop run the program, click on the ‘setup’ button, enter ‘fcclient.theocn.net’ in the server field and click ‘save’ and then OK. Parental Filters This is software which tries to limit your children’s internet access to safe sites. There is no substitute for parental supervision. Always have PC’s in communal areas. Get advice from www.getnetwise.org MSN Can be safe to use but should be supervised. Children must only add known contacts and never accept attachments unless they know what the attachment is! It may be a virus. http://www.netsmartzkids.org/uyn/boylovedim.htm Good sites for you and your child on Internet Safety Games to show dangers of chat rooms; http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/yp/games.aspx http://www.childnet-int.org/seminar-flash/main.swf General Internet Safety Sites http://www.getnetwise.org/gnwtv/ Getwise TV episodes –really good videos http://www.safekids.com/ - Great site for internet safety for kids http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/POL_IPSA_Mac+PC/main.html -safety videos -advice for parents Childnet International has a great website to educate you and your child http://www.childnet-int.org/projects/ Net Smart Kids http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm For online Safety videos; http://www.netsmartzkids.org/uyn/safeside.htm A Guide for checking if a website has ‘Quality Information’ http://www.quick.org.uk/
Useful and fun sites to look at with my child. The BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/children/ or http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/ Childnet International has a great website to educate you and your child http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/yp/greatsites/ Google Earth – This is a free download from Google http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/besmart/ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#7 http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/links_kids.htm http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
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