Staying Safe on the Internet

We LOVE the Internet!

The internet is an amazing place! You probably use it most days at College to research work and at home, on your PC or phone just to have fun.

When you imagine how many billions of people are using the Internet at any one time, then overall it is actually a pretty safe place. However, as with anything so good, there are bound to be a few things that are not so positive.

The Internet and particularly Social Media do have a few pitfalls and you need to be aware of them in order to use it confidently and safely

Email Websites Search Engines Moodle Social Media

We really LOVE Social Media!

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/BurnleyCollegeALevels

How safe are you?

http://old.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5WEnqnq1Hk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEG7R5Len0

Watch ‘Claire Thought She Knew’

Have you ever….?

The A-Z(ish!) Quiz of Net Safety

A

What A can be sent via email that could contain a virus?

What A is a computer program that displays adverts on your computer screen, often installed without you realising?

What A is software you should install on your computer before surfing the internet?

B

What B should you do to anyone who adds you on messenger sites that you do not know?

What B is a Social Networking site that used to be popular with teens, but has since lost many users to facebook?

What B is short for weblog?

C

What C is a place on the internet where you can communicate to lots of people or private message other users?

What C involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group that is intended to harm others?

What C is a small file that is sent to a web browser and stored on a user’s computer? These files can then be read by a server to remember preferences or personal details.

F

What F is a popular social networking website with over 800 million registered (not necessarily active!) users worldwide?

What F is a means of preventing certain types of material reaching your computer?

What F is a program that checks all data passing between your computer and the internet to see if it is safe and permitted?

G & M!

What G is the term used to describe when an adult encourages a youngster to meet up with them; this is often done in chat rooms?

What G is the email service provided by a popular search engine?

What M is the name for bad software like viruses, spyware etc.? What M is the official name of a service like Yahoo or MSN used

to chat online? What M is the name of the act of supervising what goes on in a

chatroom or other online service? What M is the name of a social networking site that lost popularity

to Facebook and that Justin Timberlake recently purchased a stake in?

P

What P is the name of the settings you should always update when on Social Networking websites?

What P is often four digits and used to confirm identity, particularly at ATM machines?

What P is a series of letters, numbers and/or symbols that only you should know that is used to confirm your identity?

What P is an attempt to trick people into visiting malicious websites in order to steal personal information/details often via pretend emails from banks?

S

What S is the name given to the act of using the internet to find and make friends and stay in touch with people?

What S are people you do not know that you should not add on Social Network sites and Messenger services?

What S is a program that lets you make phones over the internet? You can talk to other users of this program for free or pay to call ordinary telephones.

T & V!

What T is a method of sending short messages from one mobile phone to another – sometimes referred to as SMS?

What T is a malware program that is not what it seems to be? These pretend to be useful programs like word processors but really they install spyware or open up your computer to hackers?

What V can infect your computer by deleting your files, stealing your data or even let hackers take control of your hardware?

What V is the term used to describe a video that gets popular simply through internet sharing?

For more information…

http://ceop.police.uk/

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEG7R5Len0

http://old.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx

Finally…

If you are being bullied online by anyone in College, speak to your tutor immediately. For

YOUR safety, online bullying is taken VERY seriously, and can

lead to suspension or expulsion from College.