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Internet Safety Quiz for Children – Do you know how to stay safe?
Think you’re a bit of a quiz whizz? Then test your knowledge with these tough questions – will you score top marks or be left at the bottom of the class?
Caught in the Web
Caught in the Web is a BBC Newsround program all about staying safe on the internet. The show, which is voiced by David Tennant, tells the story of a girl called Lonely Princess, who gets into danger after meeting someone in a chat room. It also has lots of tips on how to be safe, and case studies of children with real-life experiences of how things can go wrong. This is worth watching with your children.
Snapchat – Guide for Parents
Parents of tweens and teens, are you spending your time worrying about what your kids post on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter?
Well, there’s a new app in town that’s giving parents a whole new batch of things to fret over. The app is called Snapchat, and it promises users the chance to send messages that “disappear in seconds.” But do these fleeting message pressure teens to send “chats” that they wouldn’t send otherwise? Can these messages ever be seen again…..the answer is YES. We need to teach our children to Think before they Click. Once it is posted online it is Public & Permanent, even if they delete it after seconds…..
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