Smokescreen

“You don’t know me, but I know you…”

Smokescreen is a cutting-edge game about life online. We all use Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and MSN to keep up with our mates – and we’ve all heard the stories about parties on Facebook being mobbed, or people getting stalked on MSN. The question is, what would you do if it happened to you?

Over 13 missions, Smokescreen follows the story of Max Winston and Cal Godfrey, two mates who’ve set up an exclusive social network called White Smoke. After Cal’s involved in a car accident and falls into a coma, White Smoke becomes huge – and starts attracting huge problems. Each mission sees you explore the world of White Smoke, and find out who you can trust – and who you can’t.

Ekoloko

Ekoloko is a virtual world for kids. In Ekoloko students discover the world, both real and virtual, through games and quests. As they play in Ekoloko, students learn and build values, character qualities, knowledge and skills that help them become more responsible and involved individuals. Students learn to respect each other and the environment in the safe online community. While students are in Ekoloko, they are faced with dealing with other characters that are interested in exploring the resources of the world for their own personal benefit.

Kid Rex

KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages and are powered by Google Custom Search and use Google SafeSearch technology.

Missing – Secondary eSafety interactive game

The Missing kit helps children recognize the dangers posed by predators who they meet on-line. The kit includes an interactive CD -ROM game based on the case of a teenage boy who was lured to the United States. The kit also contains a training package for adults, including a Guide for Parents and Teachers and a disc with slide shows and manuals.The Missing game tells the story of a 14-year-old boy named Zack who goes to an on-line chat room and meets a mysterious stranger named Fantasma. Children take the role of detectives, helping both the Canadian and American police by collecting evidence and solving cryptograms.

Social Networking – guidance from the police

This publication comes from the Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet. Starting with the obligatory explanation of social networking, the range of uses among young people, the legal framework in which social networking providers operate and the development of location-based services for finding and meeting your friends, with the privacy implications involved, the report goes on to consider child development and the psychological issues around identity in young people and the risks opened up or enhanced through social networking tools.

Dive in to Hector’s World!

Hector’s WorldTM comprises five state-of-the-art, animated episodes. It takes children on a journey with Hector and his friends as they explore issues such as personal information, trustworthiness, making positive choices online and how to be open with a trusted adult when they use the internet.

The animation has been adapted for a young UK audience following successful running of the programme in New Zealand and is backed up by a series of free resources available to parents and teachers via the dedicated CEOP education website – thinkuknow.co.uk. All materials have been developed in consultation with Becta and with teachers.

Teach Today – eSafety

TeachToday provides resources for teachers on the responsible and safe use of new communications technologies. It is brought to you by Europe’s leading internet, mobile network and social networking providers, working in partnership with European Schoolnet, to help schools:

• understand new mobile and internet technologies, including social networking
• know what action to take on issues and
• find resources to support the teaching of positive, responsible and safe use of ICT.

TeachToday resources include:

• the latest information on trends
• practical advice and solutions for managing issues
• examples of useful policies
• lesson plans and teaching ideas.

Ensure your school is up-to-speed and ready to lead the way in responsible and safe use of interactive communications technologies …