Safety Online

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Safety Online

•   Here are our tips to help keep your family
  safe online!

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Step one Keep personal information personal!

• Dont give out address or phone number or credit
  card account numbers etc. Remind kids that
  sharing info about other people can harm them.
  Remind them that sharing info like school name
  sports teams or hobbys or any info like that can
  be used to identify them offline.

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Step two Dont talk to strangers!

• Remind them that they should be careful about who
  they add to friends list and that people are not
  always who they say they are.

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Step three Cyber strangers vs. Physical
strangers.

• Online friends should not be met offline. Explain
  that strangers in the online world pose a threat
  to them as much as strangers in the physical
  world.

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Step four Supervise the computer!

• Keep the computer in an open area and be aware of
  other computers and other devices children may be
  using outside the home. Placing the computer in a
  family room or kitchen is an ideal location.

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Step five Cyber control!

• Parents should consider installing software that
  allows parents to control where children go
  online. These programs give the parents a better
  understanding of what the child is doing online
  and how to set boundaries

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Step six Think like a child!

• Search blog sites to see what information they
  are posting. To ensure children are not engaging
  in risky online behaviour, parents can do an
  online search to determine information
  availability of the child and act to remove
  threats if present.

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Step seven Pay attention to online photos!

• Know the type of photos your child is posting
  online. Children use various forms of technology
  to post information and photos online, such as
  videos and web cams. Photos from camera phones
  can also be uploaded. Parents should be aware of
  the imagery children post on the Webthese
  imagines most likely pose a risk to their
  children, exposing them to online predators and
  strangers

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Step eight Go with you instincts!

• If anyone feels threatened or uncomfortable by
  someone or something online, he/she needs to tell
  the educator or another trusted adult who will
  know whether or not to report an incident to law
  enforcement and your Internet service provider.
  Having students speak up can prevent someone else
  from becoming a victim.

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Step ten

• Tell the child not to open SPAM, junk email and
  texts. Tell them not to believe it, reply to it
  or use it. It could be anything from a virus to n
  inappropriate film or image. Software can be
  purchased to prevent junk mail and SPAM.

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Step nine Teach!

• The most important of all the steps. Parents must
  try to educate their children in as many aspects
  of the internet as possible. They must be made
  aware of all possible dangers. Educating them is
  the first step in achieving total security
  online. Its better to prevent than to mend!