LODDON MALLEE - Cyber Safe Kids

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UNDERSTANDING LAWS REGARDING THE INTERNET Students were asked about their knowledge of and attitude to different issues on the internet by posing a number of sentences regarding online behaviours and asked to indicate whether they believed the sentence to be true or false. Table 13. Proportion of students who said “true” to the following questions Grade 4-6 Year 7-8 Year 9-10 Year 11 There are no rules on the internet 47(17.1%) 41(80.4%) 51(68%) 6(66.7%) The internet is completely private and has nothing to do with my parents The police do not monitor the internet My parents have no way of finding out what I do on the internet It is okay to put photos of me and other people on the internet It is okay to put my full name on the internet Meeting people on line that you do not know is okay You can't get caught doing the wrong thing on the internet if no one sees you It is legal to share music and video/DVD files on the internet You can do whatever you like online because no one knows who you are It‟s okay to copy and paste text you find on the internet into your own work without saying where it came from If you are bullied by someone on the internet/IM/mobile/email there is nothing you can do about it 16(6%) 46(90.2%) 48(64%) 7(77.8%) 76(28.3%) 38(74.5%) 61(81.3%) 9(100%) 23(8.5%) 43(84.3%) 64(85.3%) 8(88.9%) 55(20.5%) 30(58.8%) 20(26.7%) 3(33.3%) 59(21.9%) 29(56.9%) 31(41.3%) 4(44.4%) 51(18.9%) 44(86.3%) 39(52%) 6(66.7%) 43(15.6%) 42(82.4%) 64(85.3%) 9(100%) 112(41.6%) 34(66.7%) 40(53.3%) 7(77.8%) 20(7.4%) 45(88.2%) 67(89.3%) 9(100%) 31(11.5%) 45(88.2%) 61(81.3%) 8(88.9%) 25(9.3%) 48(94.1%) 63(84%) 9(100%) 36 LMCP Bendigo Region Report
* As there were only 11 respondents in year 11, two of which did not answer this question, this data is not representative and must be interpreted with care. There is an interesting discrepancy between the primary and high school students around understanding parental and legal monitoring and behaviours on the internet. The majority of high school students reported that their parents and the police do not monitor the internet. Interestingly, the majority of high school students also reported that copying text from the internet without acknowledging its source was acceptable. This is concerning as researching for homework is one of the most common online activities of high school students. MESSAGES FROM STUDENTS REGARDING THE INTERNET Finally, students were asked in open ended questions what was the best thing and the worst thing about the internet and what they believed adults needed to know about young people and the internet. WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE INTERNET The themes that emerged in answer to this question were: access to information (schoolwork, research, music, sport and general interest), communicating and chatting with friends near and far, games, forums, YouTube, getting help, and the freedom and simplicity of the internet. Direct quotes from students were: “emailing my sister in another state,” “chatting with friends,” “If u need help the internet helps,” and “makes me feel free.” WHAT IS THE WORST THING ABOUT THE INTERNET The themes that emerged in answer to this question were overwhelmingly about cyber bullying and harassment. Other concerns were pop ups, anyone can find you, get information about you or put up information about you, viruses, exposure to unwanted rude or disturbing images/videos i.e. pornography, or grotesque physical accidents, speed and reliability of access, and that it can be addictive. Some direct quotes from students were: “that you can be hurt badly with words,” “there is no escape from people,” “your personal details are never safe,” “you don‟t know who you might be talking to,” and “people hack into your account and steal passwords.” WHAT DO YOU THINK ADULTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INTERNET The themes that emerged in answer to this question were predominantly that adults need to know what websites children are visiting, what their online activities are, that they are being bullied, that children and young people want to be kept safe and that there are many ways their safety is being compromised. Overall, the communication was that children and young people want to feel safe and that boundaries (in particular parents knowing what their children do) around their online behaviours will make them feel safe. 37 LMCP Bendigo Region Report
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Page 4 and 5: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Cybersafe Su
Page 6 and 7: Many young people reported being ex
Page 8 and 9: Messages from students regarding th
Page 10 and 11: INTRODUCTION The internet and other
Page 12 and 13: For both parents and teachers, a co
Page 14 and 15: RESULTS RESPONSE RATES STUDENT RESP
Page 16 and 17: STUDENT SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS The gen
Page 18 and 19: Figure 3. Activities on the interne
Page 20 and 21: Figure 6. Percentage of year 9-10 s
Page 22 and 23: Figure 8. Percentage of grade 4-6 s
Page 24 and 25: When asked if they knew how to get
Page 26 and 27: Table 4. What best describes your o
Page 28 and 29: INDICATORS OF COMPULSIVE USE Possib
Page 30 and 31: ONLINE HARASSMENT Students were ask
Page 32 and 33: To understand the online harassment
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Page 38 and 39: On a positive note some students re
Page 40 and 41: Parents were asked to answer the fo
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Page 44 and 45: PARENTS‟ CONCERNS AND OPINIONS AB
Page 46 and 47: INTERVENTIONS TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE
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Page 50 and 51: WHAT DO YOU THINK ADULTS NEED TO KN
Page 52 and 53: ATTITUDES TO INFORMATION AND CONNEC
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Page 58 and 59: SOCIAL NETWORKING The majority of h
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Page 66 and 67: surveyed from grade 4 to year 9. Th
Page 68 and 69: ONLINE SAFETY INTERVENTIONS AND MET
Page 70 and 71: SUMMARY In summary, the Cybersafe S
Page 72 and 73: APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 Table 17. Con
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