Friday, 9 September 2011

Shannon's first proper notes:

Why E-safety?

-Protecting ourseleves
 cyber bullying
 stealing details (being hacked)

-Protecting the computer
 downloading  'malware' (dodgey software)
 adware (advertising software)
 trojant (Invaders)
 viruses and spam

Internet
- social networking
- legal/illegal downloading
- communication
- video/entertainment i.e youtube and iplayer etc
- bus/train timetables TRAVEL
-shopping
-booking holidays and flights
-internet radio
-information BBC news
- search engines i.e google, bing and ask kids etc
- booking tickets for shows and cinema

Cyber bullying
-onlooker someone knowing but not doing anything about the situation
-CEOP: Child Explotation Online Protection

Related sites:
- ceop.police.uk
- thinkuknow.co.uk
- beatbullying.org
- kidsmart.org.uk

Browser Filters
- askkids.com similar to google but is safer for children (more suitable content)
- Padlock symbol shows site is secure e.g banking end ebay
-Firewall: stops things that shouldnt be there from getting into your computer

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