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Internet Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Make sure there is no response to rude or harassing emails. (Keep a record in case of further investigation). If harassment
continues the current email account can be deleted and a new one started. The new email address should only be given to a
selected few.

If receiving harassing messages on MSN (instant messaging) - have the sender blocked.

Advise your child to immediately exit any site that makes them feel uncomfortable or worried. Basic protective behaviour
principles apply.

Computers MUST be in a common area of the house NOT IN THE BEDROOM!

Parental monitoring is vital - walk past and see what your child is doing. ('shoulder surfing')

If you have found inappropriate content about your child on a website, or are informed about this situation, please contact
the ISP and/or Police.

Be aware approx 78% of children WILL NOT tell a parent/ teacher if bullied or harassed online for fear that they will lose
internet access!! Make sure your child understands that they will not get in trouble if they tell you about a problem.

Learn about the internet with your child - get them to share their knowledge of the internet with you in a fun environment.
Learn and explore together. Know the sites they are accessing to ensure suitability.

Set house rules about what information your child can put onto websites or share with others. Learn the lingo so you can
decipher some of the content if required. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCHANGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION!

Social Networking Profiles such as MySpace, Facebook MUST BE SET TO PRIVATE.

MSN contacts and social networking site friends should be people that your child knows in real life.

Do not let young children 'Google' aimlessly with no supervision.

What we can all do to prevent
cyberbullying

Let’s Fight It Together is a comprehensive teaching
resource including a seven minute film (at right) and a
user guide with lesson plans for teachers, and tips for
parents and carers.

The film depicts the story of a teenager who becomes
the target of bullying via the internet and his mobile
phone. The film shows how cyberbullying might occur,
who it involves, the impact it can have, and how it
might be resolved.

Let's Fight It Together can help young people, their
parents or carers and teachers better understand the
issues surrounding cyberbullying.

Click here to go to the website for more information.

ThinkUKnow
Internet Safety

ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety
program delivering interactive
training to parents, carers and
teachers through primary and
secondary schools across Australia
using a network of accredited
trainers.

Created by the UK Child Exploitation
and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre,
ThinkUKnow Australia has been
developed by the Australian Federal
Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia.

View the promotional video at right.
Click here to go to the website for
more information.

Wise Up to IT

The world can be an exciting and dangerous place. Cyberspace-the world's biggest public space-is just the same.

While the internet can be a great tool for research, communication and entertainment there are also some risks.

On Wise up to IT, four young people tell their stories about cyberbullying, online stalking, internet security and online
grooming. Their stories explain what happened and how they dealt with the situation.

The video clips prompt users to think about who they are really chatting to online, what personal information they are
posting and whether or not their computer is protected from scams and spyware.

Click here to visit the website for a list of organisations equipped to help you with internet safety

Sarah is a pretty active internet user. She's a regular in chat
rooms, often posts info in discussion groups and has visited a
heap of websites. She meets some pretty interesting people
online as well, people with similar interests...sport, music,
movies and stuff like that.

So when some guy follows her through cyberspace, she's
pretty freaked out. He emails her, posts comments about her
in chat rooms and has somehow found out her mobile phone
number.

This clip could be about anyone.Find out what Sarah did to
protect herself.

School sucks, no one understands you and your parents don't
seem to care.

Meet Jeremy. He's having a hard time at school, his parents are
always nagging him about something and life is pretty miserable.
But he can escape it all in cyberspace. He's a great gamer with
friends all over the world who understand him and all the crap
going on in his life.

And then one day, he decides to meet one of his online friends.
This clip tells the truth about Jeremy's friend.

Does this sound familiar? Your computer takes ages to load
programs and open files. You're constantly bombarded with
pop-ups. Your internet settings have changed and you don't know
why. Strange things are happening to your email and online
accounts.

It could be one or it could be all, but if you're experiencing any of
these symptoms, its possible that your computer has
spyware—malicious software that is installed onto your computer
to spy on your every move.

This guy had these problems and more...watch the clip to find out
what he did to protect himself and his computer.

Lauren goes to school one day and everything has changed. Her
friends won't talk to her, people laugh and point when she walks
past and someone has sent her disturbing text messages. She
keeps receiving vicious emails from people she doesn't even
know, people have posted lies and rumours about her on the
internet and when she logs into Messenger, she has been blocked
by all her friends.

Lauren is being bullied in cyberspace. This clip is Lauren's
story—what happened and how she dealt with it.