E-safety software 'is spying' on teachers - News - TES Connect. Comment:Last Updated:28 April, 2010Section:News Headteachers get unprecedented access to information on private lives of their staff Thousands of teachers are having their personal lives monitored by their headteachers, even out of hours, via e-safety software installed on school computers.
Personal emails or online social networking sites containing inappropriate “trigger words” that are accessed on school computers are giving heads an unprecedented opportunity to gather information about teachers’ private lives. Pupils 'must manage online risks' Pupils given a greater degree of freedom to surf the internet at school are less vulnerable to online dangers in the long-term, inspectors say. "Managed" online systems were more successful than "locked" ones at safeguarding pupils' safety, they said. In a report, Ofsted said the area most in need of improvement was online safety training for teaching staff. The report was published in E-safety Week, which aims to raise awareness of some of the dangers of technologies. The inspectors' research was commissioned in response to a report by Dr Tanya Btron, which assessed the risks children faced when using the internet and video games.
Teachers told to be wary of posting on social networks ... Karl Hopwood, a former primary school head who is now an "e-safety" consultant, urged teachers to be wary about what they posted on the internet and also told them not to befriend either pupils or parents on social networking sites such as Facebook.
"There are parents who say, 'Brilliant, we've got him,' if they find something which could be thought of as compromising," he told a fringe meeting at the conference in Harrogate. He said that when he was a primary head, there had been a picture of him at training college surrounded by fellow students and drink, which he might have preferred parents not to see.
The NUT has just issued new guidance to its members telling them: "Staff should not post information and photos about themselves or school-related matters publicly that they wouldn't want employers, colleagues, pupils or parents to see. " "We also urge them not to befriend parents and pupils on sites like Facebook. Is excessive texting a sign of an errant teen? - Health News. Wednesday November 10 2010 Hyper-texting is sending more than 120 texts a day “Feverish texting by your teenager may be a dangerous sign – they are more likely to have sex and binge drink,” reported The Daily Telegraph.
The newspaper said research suggests that teenagers who ‘hyper-text’, sending more than 120 texts a day, are more likely to have sex, drink and smoke. This news report is based on a study presented at US conference. More than 4,000 US teenagers were surveyed, and asked about their texting, social networking and other behaviours. Article from Sky News about Childrens views on Cyber Bullying. Young People and Fraud. Young people are most at risk from online fraud, according to two surveys.
Those aged between 16 and 24 were the most likely to be defrauded in the UK with the typical theft amounting to £590, said insurance group CPP. A separate global survey by security group RSA found that 35% of those asked felt secure when banking online. Both polls also found that many relied on their bank to inform them of thefts and highlighted fears about the security of social networking sites. Online shopping The CPP survey said that young people were more likely to shop and "conduct more of their lives" online. Their use of social networking forums increased the possibility of posting sensitive personal information online, the report noted. However, it pointed out that "internet savvy" young people were more aware than older generations about how they have been defrauded. Websites can be infected by software that tracks people's keystrokes on their computers, allowing fraudsters access to passwords.
Ceop report big increase in online abuse reports. UK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron. 4 November 2010Last updated at 17:37 Spoof videos can fall foul of current copyright laws, campaigners say Britain's intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to "make them fit for the internet age," Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
He said the law could be relaxed to allow greater use of copyright material without the owner's permission. The announcement was welcomed by internet campaigners who say it will boost small business. But any changes could be resisted by the music and film industries who have campaigned against copyright reform. Speaking at an event in the East End of London, at which he announced a series of investments by IT giants including Facebook and Google, Mr Cameron said the founders of Google had told the government they could not have started their company in Britain. 'Fair use' "Over there, they have what are called 'fair-use' provisions, which some people believe gives companies more breathing space to create new products and services.
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