Promoting Positive and Safe Internet Use

WISE KIDS Notes Page for Year 7 Pupils from Bridgend Secondary Schools.

Welcome!

WISE KIDS would be grateful if you would take a couple of minutes to click on this link and tell us what you thought of the training you had in your school (with Sangeet Bhullar from WISE KIDS) on Internet and Mobile Safety and Good Use of the Internet.

Also, take a look at some of the videos and the website links below the videos below. Have fun!

Some Videos

WISE KIDS Resources on Internet Safety

WISE KIDS main website: http://www.wisekids.org.uk

WISE KIDS guide to evaluating email or web content on the Internet:
http://www.wisekids.org.uk/iw_assessemailcontent.htm

WISE KIDS links to Internet Safety Games, Quizzes and Certificates:
http://wisekids.org.uk/internetsafetygames.htm

WISE KIDS links to safe search engines for kids:
www.wisekids.org.uk/Kids_safe_search_engines.htm

Changing your privacy settings

MSN Messenger

Blocking unwanted messages http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/email/imblocking.mspx

Facebook


Changing your Facebook privacy settings http://www.facebook.com/privacy . You will need to sign in first.

Bebo

Changing your Bebo privacy settings http://www.bebo.com/Help.jsp

Privacy Settings for Bebo Instant Messenger
http://www.bebo.com/SafetyAIM.jsp

MySpace

Changing your MySpace Privacy settings
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.faq&Category=3&Question=42

Safety Tips from Social Networking and other websites

Bebo Safety Tips: http://www.bebo.com/Safety.jsp

Windows Live Messenger Security and Privacy
http://help.uk.msn.com/livemessenger/userguide/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4392847

Piczo Safety Tips:
http://pic3.piczo.com/public/piczo2/safety/safety.jsp

MySpace Safety Tips
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.viewpage&placement=safety_pagehome

Irish website WATCH YOUR SPACE:
http://www.watchyourspace.ie/Default.aspx

Face Up To It: http://www.faceup2it.org/home.html

Connect Safely http://www.connectsafely.org

Respect Yourself http://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/respect_home

That's not Cool: http://www.thatsnotcool.com

Tips to prevent Sexting - from Connect Safely  
http://www.connectsafely.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1581&Itemid=118

Childnet’s Chat Danger and Know It All Resources http://www.chatdanger.com  and http://www.childnet-int.org/sorted/

UCLAN Internet Safety Zone: http://www.internetsafetyzone.co.uk

For your Parents

Childnet’s Know It All for Primary Schools http://www.childnet.com/kia

IKeepSafe and Symantec Parent Resources on Internet Safety: http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_partners/symantec/

Advice for Parents and Teens From BlogSafety: http://www.blogsafety.com/

Resources on Safe Blogging and Social Networking

Microsoft guide: How to help your kids use social networking Web sites more safely: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/social_web.mspx

Net Family News: http://www.netfamilynews.org/

GetNetWise is a website which has many resources that parents need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet. http://www.getnetwise.org

Homework Help

WISE KIDS links to Homework, Fun and Educational Sites: http://wisekids.org.uk/homeworkhelp.htm

Report Internet Abuse

Childline http://www.childline.org.uk/Bullying.asp

NCH's Stop Text Bully http://www.stoptextbully.com

Reporting Abuse of Windows Live Messenger
https://support.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=wlmessengerabuse&ct=eformts&scrx=1

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
: http://www.ceop.gov.uk  and their resources for young people: http://www.thinkuknow.com

Phone Brain http://www.phonebrain.org.uk

Internet Watch Foundation – to report illegal content in the UK. http://www.iwf.org.uk

Keeping yourself safe from Viruses, Worms, Spyware and other Hoaxes

UK Government campaign 'GetSafeOnline': http://www.getsafeonline.org

Anti-Virus Software

McAfee. http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp

Sophos. http://www.sophos.com/

Symantec. http://www.symantec.com/

AVAST Anti Virus: http://www.avast.com/

AVG Anti-Virus. http:///www.grisoft.com/

Anti spyware programs

PC Tools Spyware Doctor (not free) http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

Adaware. http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

SpyBot Search and Destroy. http://www.safer-networking.org/

Firewall Software

Zone Alarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

A review of firewall software http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm

Scams and Hoaxes

Internet Scam Busters: http://www.scambusters.com

Assessing when an email is a hoax: http://www.vmyths.com

Listening to Music Online Legally

Spotify http://www.spotify.com/en/

Last.fm http://www.last.fm/

We7 http://www.we7.com

iTunes Store http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson

Amazon Music http://astore.amazon.co.uk/0.-21?node=136

 

 


 

 

 

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