Category Archives: e-safety
Child-friendly search engines
I was at Newtown Primary yesterday, working on the Learning Gateway and we decided to set up a pupil page which included a list of child-friendly search engines, to include alternatives to the Google safe search that most schools currently … Continue reading
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Safeguarding children online: Are you managing online risks well?
The Becta leaflet/poster Safeguarding children online: Are you managing online risks well? is still available to download from here and is a simple and straightforward way of checking that your school has all the required safeguard in place to ensure … Continue reading
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Avatars
It is always good practice for children to use avatars to represent themselves online, rather than their own photographs. A great way for primary school children to create their own avatar is through the Wallace and Gromit stamp site, where … Continue reading
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CEOP button for web browsers
A CEOP button/extension is now available for most of the leading browsers, you can download and install from the following links: Google Chrome: twurl.nl/8f8fwv IE8: twurl.nl/0533y8 Firefox: twurl.nl/w3kz07 Tweet This Post
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Cleaner YouTube
Safari, the Apple browser (that works on both pc and mac) updated to version 5.1 this week. This update included the ability to add extensions, similar to what you have been able to do with Firefox for several years. For … Continue reading
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Every young person on Facebook needs the ClickCEOP app – this is why
If you work with teenagers, then you’ll know most of them will be using Facebook. You might even be using it yourself… if so, you will want to know about a new, free application in Facebook that is designed to … Continue reading
Cyberbullying:supporting school staff
Schools may be interested in this publication which is supported by teaching and support staff unions. It offers advice and suggests possible resolutions if cyberbullying of staff issues become a problem. Tweet This Post
YouTube Safety Mode
@andyjb also mentioned Safety Mode, I had never heard of this before, here is the YouTube video explaining what it is… Tweet This Post
Useful contact details
I came across this on Becta’s e-safety forum ‘Safetynet’. Someone had asked how they could contact Facebook to have some material removed when the ‘report abuse’ button wasn’t working. The answer was email them at ‘abuse@facebook.com’. Then Becta very helpfully … Continue reading
Safer Internet Day
This just received from Will Gardner of Childnet International: Safer Internet Day is now just a week away and we’ve put together the following resources to aid schools in preparing for it: * Check out 10 quick ideas for both … Continue reading