Sarim Tanveer
TMU Nursing BSc
Cyber safety presentation Speaker Notes
Intro (Slide1): Preceptor will introduce the workshop and go over land
acknowledgement as well as the overview of the presentation.
Expectations (slide 4): Hello, just a reminder that this is a safe space to
share our experiences and learn about cyber safety. I just want you to be
aware of a few general practices. If you are sharing yours or someone else's
personal experience, Please remove any identifying information and refrain from
mentioning specific characteristics. We are going to be talking about some
sensitive topics, so if you do not feel comfortable, you are free to leave and
collect yourself anytime.
Project (slide 5): Preceptor introduces the project and talks about last
years and how this is going to be a bit different.
Ice breaker activity (slide 6): Green flag red flag prompts: Your child is
playing Call of duty
Your child is on instagram and there's pictures of bikini models
Your child watches a clip of a shooting
Your child watches a sex scene from a movie
your uncle introduces him to shooting games
your brother’s friends go with him to watch an R rated film
a stranger is having a conversation with your child
a friend is asking for a selfie from your child
A stranger from social media sharing his pictures
a stranger is asking for a selfie from your child
a stranger is asking to meet your child
a stranger is asking for explicit pictures from your child
their friends say they want to play a new online game with them
Someone is pretending to be your child’s long lost relative
Defining Cyber Safety (slide 7): Cyber safety refers to precautions taken
to protect personal information and digital devices from online threats such
as hackers and to protect yourself from explicit content that you or your
family is not ready for. Why is it important? Cyber safety is important
Sarim Tanveer
TMU Nursing BSc
because it helps protect individuals and organizations from online threats
that can lead to mental damage and compromised personal information. As
for who should be involved, everyone, including individuals, businesses, and
organizations, should be involved in cyber safety to ensure a secure digital
environment for everyone (Your Life: Parents’ guide to cybersafety, 2009).
Group Discussions(participants get placed in 2 groups, I'm leading
one in terms of discussion) (slide 8): Hello, I'm going to be focusing on
exploring explicit content in relation to you and your children's online
presence, speaking of which, what do you think explicit content is? Those are
all good answers, what I’ve come up with is that explicit content in this
scenario is defined as any content that is deemed not mentally safe for
children under the age of 18. It can include pornography, graphic violence,
hate speech etc
Now I'll ask another question, what do you think are the specific harmful
effects of explicit content? Those are all good answers. These are some
harmful effects I have thought of as well, exposure to explicit content can
lead to emotional and psychological harm. It can cause long-term effects like
anxiety, depression, and distorted views of relationships and reality. It could
also result in encountering malware, viruses, or scams linked to adult
websites. Sharing explicit content online can have lasting effects on your
digital reputation. Once shared, it is almost impossible to fully erase explicit
content from the internet.
Group Discussion END
Strategies (Slides 10 & 11): Here are some strategies to help you when it
comes to tech tips specifically, (read off slide) (Fitzhugh-Craig, M, 2024), and
here are some strategies geared towards parenting tips, (read off slide) (9
Tips to Remind Kids about Online Safety: Safer Internet Day: Avast shares
advice for parents on how to help their children stay safe online, 2021).
Survey (Slide 12): Thank you for attending, if you could scan this qr code
and answer the survey it would be very appreciated. We hope you have a
great day.
Sarim Tanveer
TMU Nursing BSc
References
Your Life: Parents’ guide to cybersafety; KIDS Today is Safer Internet
Day so we asked child expert Professor Tanya Byron (left) for her guide to
making sure your kids stay safe online. (2009). The Mirror (London, England),
34-.
9 Tips to Remind Kids about Online Safety: Safer Internet Day: Avast
shares advice for parents on how to help their children stay safe online.
(2021). In PR Newswire. PR Newswire Association LLC.
Fitzhugh-Craig, M. (2024). Internet Safety Basics: Keeping Cyber
Thieves at Bay. Information Today, 41(7), 28–29.
