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10 Questions & Answers from the E-Safety Conference 1. What are pharming and blue jacking? Pharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is installed on a personal computer or server, misdirecting users to fraudulent Web sites without their knowledge or consent.
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci1097059,00.html Bluejacking is the sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to Bluetooth-enabled devices
http://www.funsms.net/blue_jacking.htm 2. Are there any new safer surfing initiative, similar to ‘Nadia’ the online chat room program designed to show young people the dangers, which is now ‘old tech’? There are some fairly simply ones at the Gridclub cyber cafe.
http://www.gridclub.com/freearea/tasters/cybercafe/base.htm 3. What steps are being take to educate parents? It would be a good idea for schools themselves to take the initaitive and hold a parents evening on e-safety, there are lots of materials that can help in our resources section, including a Parent's Evening Programme script. 4. What are the ICT elements that have recently been included in the Ofsted framework? From November 2006 The revisions to all SEFs include the following:
- 3a- the extent to which information and communication technology (ICT) capability and other key skills enable learners to improve the quality of their work and make progress
- 4b- the extent to which learners adopt safe and responsible practices in using new technologies, including the Internet.
- 4e- through the development of literacy, numeracy, information and communication technology, enterprise capability, economic and business understanding and financial capability
5. Could we have the details of the SRF (self review framework) link 1c-4. What does it say and where can we get the whole of the SRF? Becta provides a pdf download of the SRF sections here:
http://matrix.ncsl.org.uk/GMATRIX_8573707_30054427/1169823766028/rebrand/matrix/srf/index.cfm 6. Could you give me details of the TDA (training and development agency) document which outlines career progression, roles and responsibilities for support staff? Is e-safety included in any job descriptions? http://www.tda.gov.uk/support/careerdevframework.aspx e-safety doesn’t get a mention though 7. Could I have details of the ‘line managers of network managers’ course? 8. How do we protect children who have no sense of danger, right and wrong, such as autistic children? 9. Staff remote access to school management systems increases the risk of loss of sensitive personal info. What guidelines are there to reduce this risk? 10. Is there any research into the incidence of risk and access at home vs school?
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