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Eileen Frater is the Manager at a Learning Centre - the Scottish Agricultural College in Ayr. She is currently helping Farmers get online and be more confident about using the internet. They are learning to use a new Cattle Tracing System.

Matthew Gretton has been using the internet for years but has recently been using it to apply for jobs and to help him find out about what occupations would be good for him. He also has Aspergers Syndrome and has used the internet to research his condition.



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ThinkUknow Campaign - advice on internet safety



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Eileen Frater

Eileen Frater

   
  "Recording online allows them, at the click of a button, to send their information direct to the central database"
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Matthew Gretton

Matthew Gretton

   
  "I've used the Internet to research actuarial work to find out what actuaries do and prerequisites for going into the training to become an actuary"
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DC Siobhan Graham

Siobhan Graham

   
 

"A lot of parents think children are speaking to like-aged friends"

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"Many parents are unaware of what their child is accessing on the internet."

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Sheila Ramsay

Sheila Ramsay

   
 

"The main risk is that you don't know who you are talking to in a chat room"

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