Safer Internet Day: 6 Informative Photos and Videos

With Safer Internet Day drawing to a close for another year, I thought I’d take a quick look at the #SID2016 hashtag on Twitter. It’s great to see so many companies promoting content with the aim of educating children how to stay safe online. It was also good to see some aimed at educating adults too!

Lee & Kim: Cartoon for 5–7 year olds

This is a child friendly video to help explain to younger children about the dangers of talking to strangers online, sharing personal information and chatting via online games.

The main lessons promoted in the video are:

• People you don’t know are strangers and are not always who they say they are.
• Be nice to people online, just as you would in real life.
• Keep your personal information private.
• If you feel like something is wrong, tell someone you trust.

Video courtesy of @CEOPUK.

Online security expert gains knowledge about two people he has never met before using their profiles on Social Networks

In this article by @BBCWorld, an Online Security Expert is given the task of finding out as much information as he can about two complete strangers with only their name and nearest city to hand.

Using their Social Networks, he manages to get hold of a lot of seemingly private data, such as their date of birth, mother’s maiden name and messages that they thought were private. It’s a real eye opener for adults.

Infographic: Social Networks have age restrictions

With the increase in children using Social Networks, many parents are unaware of the lower age limit for these sites. I stumbled across this infographic which shows the age restrictions for many of the most popular Social Networks all in one place. Image courtesy of @actnforchildren.

Powerful video about cyberbullying made by an Irish Teen

Perhaps aimed at teens, this video is a fantastic way of sharing the emotional effects of being a cyberbullying victim. He rounds up the video by discussing Stop, Block, Tell.

• Stop talking to the person who is cyberbullying you.
• Block them so that they cannot contact you again.
• Tell a responsible adult, or someone you trust.

Video courtesy of @psychsocireland.

The “Share A Heart” campaign to raise awareness

As part of #SID2016, people were encouraged to come up with online safety tips and write them inside heart templates — named the ‘Share A Heart’ campaign.

I’ve seen many school photos on Twitter sharing their hearts, but this one from @lodgeparkacad is one of my favourites.

And finally, this helpful poster that will do us all good to read…

Courtesy of @doodle_ed.

Have you seen a good resource, photograph or video related to Safer Internet Day? Let me know in the comments.