Question 1

Digital Safety

Accepted Answer

When accessing anything online, in or out of the virtual classroom, it is important to stay safe.  It is important you are increasingly aware of issues such as online harassment and cyber bullying, fake news and false information, phishing scams, fraud and viruses.  These threats can affect your privacy, safety and reputation.

Question 2

Digital Resilience

Accepted Answer

It has always been important to be safe online but even more so now due to increased online traffic, working and learning from home and more online threats. Being aware of threats, the potential issues with increased use of digital platforms, will help you build up a digital resilience.

Question 3

Cyber Resilience

Accepted Answer

A collection of podcasts about various aspects of cyber safety.   Sound Cloud Podcast Compilation

Question 4

Safety tips

Accepted Answer

Four simple rules to make the internet safer Safe Secure Online- online safety resources  UK Safer Internet Centre for young people  Speak up & Stay Safe  BBC Webwise  Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to “Internetting” While Female  The Guardian Internet security The Guardian Keep your identity safe  Twitter users: A guide to the law

Question 5

Reporting abuse online

Accepted Answer

Online platforms allow us to communicate quickly and easily but this can have its downside. Topics such as politics, beliefs and local affairs can cause division and soon turn into abuse and even bullying.  If you do have concerns about online abuse, you can contact us on our Safeguarding Disclosure page.   You can also use the links below to report abuse or find out more information: How to deal with cyberbullying  Free expert advice on online abuse  What to do if you are being bullied on social media  Stop abuse online

Question 6

Digital Citizenship

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Safer internet Day 2020  What is digital citizenship? Online Racial Equity Workshops  Dealing with racism  The empower project  Stop abuse online LGBTQ+ Staying safe online  Recognising and reporting disability hate crime  Zen and the art of making tech work for you

Question 7

Digital Wellbeing

Accepted Answer

Who owns your data? Jon Ronson TED Talk: When online shaming goes too far  Anita Sarkeesian at TEDxWomen 2012

Question 8

Staying safe when shopping online

Accepted Answer

With increased online shopping, it is increasingly important to safe when shopping online. Nearly 25% of 18 to 34-year-olds have fallen for a Black Friday scam in the past five years, losing an average of £661.   Go straight to the retailer’s website avoid clicking on links in e mails and social media  Use a credit card rather than your current account. Using credit card insurance will help protect you from scams Avoid accessing bank accounts and credit cards on public free wifi systems  Extra resources The cyber threat to UK business  Data on online fraud and computer misuse

Question 9

Netiquette

Accepted Answer

It is important to follow online netiquette when engaging in online communication including, e mails, online classrooms, Teams or Zoom meetings, using GLP Training’s platforms and social media.  This includes:  Raising your hand function to ask questions when a meeting has more than one participant  Mute your microphone unless you need to speak  Use the question or comment option to ask questions or chat  Don’t use CAPSLOCK on any online writing as it comes across AS SHOUTING!!  Avoid using exclamation marks unless necessary  Your Trainer may record your sessions- you will be asked for your permission to do so before the session is recorded  Avoid inflammatory comments and any comments seen as racist, offensive or shown to radicalised or insight violence

STAYING SAFE WHILE LEARNING ONLINE