Talking Points
For Businesses: Cybersafety considerations for your business & employees
The session will be tailored specifically to your business needs and will include:
-What is cyberspace and how does it work? (including common misconceptions)
- Cyberbullying and online harassment in the workplace
- Social Networking
- Instant messaging (IM) programs (MSN/Facebook Chat)
- ‘Sexting’
- Video and photo uploading sites - YouTube etc
- Misuse of mobile telephones, email, MSN, blogs, webcam etc. - including legal consequences and the possible criminal charges. Knowing what cyberbullying and harassment is and how it occurs?
- Dangers and risks
- Safety tips - how to stay safe online.
- Legislation and Legal considerations - when to involve law enforcement. When has a crime been committed? Provision of a safe workplace.
- Where next to next? - considerations and policy development, online safety for staff (how to protect your privacy) & ethical issues around staff internet use.
For Teachers: Caring for kids in an online world
Duration: This PD session is typically 90 mins. The PD can also be delivered over a ½ day or full day, which includes an interactive quiz and working through actual scenarios.
This professional development session for educators/youth workers will cover:
- What are the sites young people are using?
You know Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Sykpe but what about Omegle, Musical.ly, Yubo or Melon? What are the age restrictions and why are they important? What are they exposed to and why can this be a problem?
- How are where are kids groomed online?
How do predators find kids and which sites/apps do they use? What is the difference between an ‘online friend’ and a ‘stranger?
- Misuse of technology - Where and how does this occur?
What is Cyberbullying, Sexting & Sextortion?
- The Law!
When is cyberbullying and ‘sexting’ a crime? When and how to involve local Police. A schools legal and moral responsibility. What is your legal Duty of Care?
- Risks, dangers and safety tips…
How to assist the children in your care to stay safe online.
- Where to next for your school?
Considerations and policy development - What to include in Policy including the issue of photos and videos? Has permission been obtained? What about students or parents taking pictures at a school event?
- Online safety for teachers and staff
How to protect your privacy.
- Professional Conduct
Should staff maintain public social networking sites? Relevant state guidelines. Social interactions with students online.
- Questions?
For Primary School Students: How to have fun and stay safe online!
Duration: This PD session is 90 mins
Please note that sessions can be tailored to suit your school’s requirements in relation to the content or as a result of a specific concern.
Susan’s fun and interactive Primary School student session is suitable for students in the final four years of primary school and two-year levels can be combined if a suitable venue is available. The theme of this 90 - 100 minute session is Respect and Responsibility. Students complete a comprehensive three-page workbook which reinforces the learning outcomes. The book is signed by the student in class then taken home & signed by a parent/guardian to acknowledge and reinforce the content discussed. This can be a very useful tool for schools should online issues arise & can also be used for further classroom sessions.
This age-appropriate, fun & interactive session for primary students includes discussion, a vibrant power point presentation and is supported by videos and Susan’s real-life experiences. Topics covered include…
- Rules and Laws
Where are they found, why we have them and what happens when we break them? Susan challenges the students to think clearly about their decisions.
- Cyberbullying
What is cyberbullying and how/when does it happen? How does it make a victim feel and what can we do if we see it happen or if it is happening to us. Did you know that cyberbullying is a crime & Police can be involved?
- Online ‘friends’
These online ‘friends’ are not really a friend. How strangers find us online and what they might ask us to do. We look at online child sexual predators, where they hang out and how to avoid. What is online grooming and who is at risk? What are the sites & apps that children are using and what are the age requirements for each site? How wrong information about some apps is leading to poor decisions.
- Staying safe online
How we can be as safe as possible online. How we can be as safe as possible online. How to identify a problem and what can we do if there is a problem. Why it is important that online rules are NOT broken or disobeyed?
- How to be a good Digital Citizen - Questions and Discussion Time?
For Secondary Students: What you really need to know about staying safe online
Duration: 90 minutes
Susan’s secondary school student sessions are delivered with clarity and humour and will challenge all students to stop and think about what they do online and what the consequences might be for them not only today but for the rest of their lives. After a few minutes, Susan has even the most challenging audience listening intently as she recounts her extensive experience in this space, from her first report of cyberbullying in 1994 to her training with the FBI, her visit to Facebook’s HQ & her work with elite sports clubs and other organisations. Two-year levels can be in the same presentation if a suitable venue is available. The theme of this 90min or double period session is Respect and Responsibility. Schools love Susan’s ability to connect with her audience and tell it like it is. Students respond to the clear way Susan presents which leaves them with no doubt about what they need to do to stay safe online.
This age-appropriate & interactive session for secondary students includes discussion, a vibrant power point presentation and is supported by videos, music, hilarious role plays and Susan’s real-life experiences. Time for questions is included at the end of the session & Susan is will chat privately with students who may need advice about a sensitive issue.
- The Facts
What do you need to know about cyberspace in order to make good online decisions. Fact V Fiction.
- Digital Reputation
How what you do online now and what you post will have an impact on your future opportunities. What do people look for and how to make your digital reputation as positive as possible.
- Cyberbullying
What is cyberbullying and how/when does it happen? How does it make a victim feel and what can we do if we see it happen or if it is happening to us. Did you know that cyberbullying is a crime & Police can be involved?
- Online ‘friends’
These online ‘friends’ are not really a friend. How strangers find us online and what they might ask us to do. We look at online child sexual predators, where they hang out and how to avoid. What is online grooming and who is at risk?
- Sexting
What is sexting? The sending, receiving & possessing naked or sexually explicit images. What are the real consequences for under 18’s, pressure to conform and legal considerations? What are the sites & apps that children are using and what are the age requirements for each site? How wrong information about some apps is leading to poor decisions.
- Staying safe online
How we can be as safe as possible online. How to set up a safe social networking site.
- Questions and Discussion Time?
For Parents: Growing Up Online
An educational & empowering session for Parents and carers, Susan’s unparalleled knowledge leaves audiences shocked at the reality of the online world. It is a wake up call to even the most switched on parent and is delivered with Susan's famous 'no nonsense' approach. The session will cover the positive benefits of technology as well as what parents need to be aware of:
- Reality & Risk. The reality of the online world. It’s not a matter of if - rather than when.
- What are kids doing online. Learn the latests apps and platforms your kids are either on, want to be on or are being told about at school. TikTok, Omegle, Discord, Yolo, Wink &more.
- Online Grooming. What is it and when/how does it occur? Preventative measures. What are the warning signs & what to do if you suspect this is happening to your child.
- Cyberbullying. What it is, where it happens, what it looks like, how to prevent and what to do if it occurs. Also the legal consequences and the possible criminal charges.
- Sharing Nudes. The taking and sending of explicit images. The social and emotional consequences as well as the Law and theserious issue of Sextortion.
- Problematic Gaming. How to manage digital devices in your home to avoid problems and what to do if/when they arise.
- Exposure to damaging content. Including online pornography & site that encourage suicide, self harm & eating disorders.
- Top Tips- how to assist the children in your care to stay safe online with rules, parental controls and restriction passcodes.
The session will conclude with time for questions.