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Helping you and your children to understand the online world
For many parents, part of the challenge when considering safety for their children and family online is the gap between their child?s knowledge of the technology and their own lack of understanding, knowledge and skills relating to the online world.
?The whole of the technology scares the life out of me. How do I set it up so that it is safe?? (This is often a concern voiced by parents).
A good starting point to help you feel more comfortable is to talk to your children about online risks and set out clear rules for acceptable use of digital devices.
Over the last two decades, the Internet has evolved to become an essential communication and entertainment tool for most young people. Internet access is no longer restricted to bulky and fixed computers but can no be accessed on a variety of dynamic and interactive devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants, games consoles and Ipods.
The development of Social networking and user interactive services represent a significant shift in the evolution of the Internet.
The evolution of Internetworking services is now frequently referred to as ?Web 2.0?. Simply put:
In the beginnings of the Internet (Web 1.0) Internet use was characterised by
the viewing of static websites, the downloading of content and the use of
search engines to find relevant information.
The Internet today (Web 2.0) has seen the development of truly interactive websites which is headed up by social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter. The fundamental shift away from the Web 1 model offers a more dynamic and interactive Internet experience.
These web 2 technologies can often take the form of and can include all or some of the following:
