ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers.
Created by the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, ThinkUKnow Australia has been developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia.
ThinkUKnow Australia believe that by helping parents, carers and teachers understand the technological landscape we can help keep young people safe.
ThinkUKnow is centred on the three key aspects of ‘have fun’, ‘stay in control’, and ‘report’. The website and the face-to-face presentations are framed in this manner also. “We want to help you understand how young people use information and communication technologies, such as the Internet, mobile devices and gaming devices, to have fun”. These applications also pose some issues and knowing how to minimise these risks is how young people can stay in control. If something does happen, we want to educate people on how to report these problems.
What's available on the site?
On the ThinkUKnow Australia website, you can learn more about the applications young people use and how to stay in control whilst using:
- Instant Messaging (IM) and chat
- Social networking like Facebook
- Blogs
- Mobiles
- Peer-to-peer (P2P)
- Gaming devices
The ThinkUKnow site also provides information on how to report if things go wrong, as well as help and advice on non-criminal disturbances.
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