Gearies Primary E-safety
by Gearies Primary Digital Leaders 2013
Believe it or not, Facebook and Twitter aren't the only cool social networking sites on the Web. Check out these sites BUT always rememebr to be safe and commit to acceptable behaviour online.
With a whopping 28 million users, Disney's ClubPenguin allows children to create their own colourful penguin 'avatar' (character), make friends with other 'penguins', play games and take part in lots of other activities. It's free of charge and designed for children between the ages of 6 and 14.
The virtual 'Habbo Hotel' is a place for kids and teens to meet up and socialise. You have to be 12 or over to join and the main feature of the site is a combination of 'public' rooms created by Habbo where anyone can visit and chat and 'private' guest rooms created by other players.
This free site has its roots as far back as 1997 but went global in 2004. It allows users to look after their own virtual pet, earning points to buy them food, toys and accessories. You can even enter your pet into contests. Alongside caring and customising pets, members can can take part in games and build up friendships with fellow neopet owners.
Poptropica is a virtual online world in which kids can create and customise their very own online character to travel across the globe, meeting other kids and playing games along the way. It has around 76 million users.
Child Safe Social Networks
