Top 10 Tips To Keeping Safe Online                                         

• Never use unsecured networks for personal or private usage.
• Keep your social networking sites set to private.
• If you ever decide to meet with someone you’ve met online: Take friends, Tell others who and where you are meeting, what time you will be back and meet somewhere very public.
• Don’t use the same password for all your online accounts.
• Try to shop on trusted sites and at reputable stores or places that use secure payment. (https)
• Create a lock password for mobile phones.
• If you feel threatened online keep a record as evidence.
• Always Log off any computers that you may use outside the home.
• Use strong passwords.
• Don’t put images of yourself online that you wouldn’t be happy for everyone to see.

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The 4 C's of E-safety

Contact

Can be made via the Internet easily, and it can mean that people have access to groups they would not normally have access to.

• Be aware of making contact with people you do not know online.
• If you feel like you do need to make contact please take sensible precautions.
• Beware of inappropriate contact such as online grooming, physical assault, racial hatred or assault.

If you feel unsure about contact that has been made via the internet please report the person either to the Police, a Parent, a teacher, or someone who can help you. If the contact is made via a social networking site such as Facebook, MySpace or Bebo, you can report the user via the website.

Content

This could be placed online illegally or inappropriately can lead to prosecution.

• If you are aware of any content online that is in appropriate e.g. images of a child, criminally obscene content or content containing racial hatred.
• If you publish inappropriate materials online, you are at risk of prosecution.
• Beware of publishing personal/confidential information about yourself or others as you maybe at risk.

Commerce

These are risks such as online gambling, inappropriate advertising and financial scams.

• Do not publish personal details or financial details online.
• Your bank/government/tax office would never contact you via email to ask for information.

Conduct

This covers activities carried out by someone which is deliberately meant to upset someone. This could be via a social networking site, a website or mobile phone.
Beware of cyberbullies, if you feel you are being bullied please talk to someone.
If you believe upsetting information about someone/some thing (including the college or teachers within the college) are being published or inappropriate activities are occurring please report them to the Police, a Parent, or a teacher.