Thank you to the many parents who supported tonight's E-Safety for Parents evening. Here are a few practical resources to help protect your child online.
http://www.internetsafetycheatsheet.com is a fantastic site offering practical advice on the sites we know are very popular with our children at Chilcote when they are online outside of school. Select the drop down menu CLICK HERE FOR CHEAT SHEETS for videos and easy to follow guides on how to create settings on Google; Instagram; iPhone and iPad; Minecraft; NetFlix; Vevo and YouTube.
http://www.internetsafetycheatsheet.com/opendns/ explains about filtering settings on your home router: OpenDNS is a free service you can set up to block inappropriate websites on every device that connects to your wireless network (including mobile devices). If you want the ability to track time spent on specific websites (gaming sites, Facebook etc.), you can get their VIP plan for $20 a year.
Finally, from the responses to our E-Safety for Parents questionnaire it was clear that many parents are concerned about their children accidentally accessing inappropriate material through search engines. http://www.internetsafetycheatsheet.com/search-engines-for-kids/ offers alternatives to search engines which can inadvertently lead children to inappropriate material.
You will have received an email from the school office with a link to the questionnaire. If you get two minutes, please would you consider responding as it gives you the chance to air your views and helps us to tailor your child's E-Safety curriculum.
e-safety day is reely inportant
ReplyDeleteGlad you think so. Don't forget to leave your first name when you post, though!
ReplyDeleteMr Setchell