Resources to support you

1. 	A set of resources to help your family be safe on the internet. Play the video. Try the quiz. Look at the cartoon. Investigate the other resources.

    

2. 	View this with your child Child Net have just produced an animated cartoon on getting your head around internet safety. Ittackles all those problems that you fear most. Click on the image to go to the animated cartoon. it will last about ten minutes.

    

3. The essential steps

   	The essential steps Know what your child is doing when they go online. Talk to them about using the internet. Help your child understand why it's important not to give any personal information. For further support go to the Think U Know website. Supervise your child on the internet - keep an eye on which sites they are visiting.

    

4. 	Continue to be safe Another sponsored website Get Safe Online has a lot more detail about how to protect your child and computer from all sorts of other things. Smart Surfers is an resource designed to help you master the essential skills of information searching and staying safe on the web.

    

5. 	More support These are two websites give you the same information but in a variety of different ways. The Parents Centre - and NCH the children's charity.

    

6. And more

   	And more SafeKids.Com gives a family guide to making the internet safe and fun.The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) is useful. BBC internet safety made simple by the BBC. CHILDNET International.Has created Kidsmart Safety.

    

7. 	Safer Internet Day This video is of pupils at St John Wall school talking about how they use the internet safely.

    

8. 	Ed Gibson in the 'Spotlight' Ed Gibson from Microsoft answers question from pupils at Sheldon Heath School on internet safety.