Recommendations for providers of textbooks and other teaching material on how to integrate media and information literacy in schools
The main objective of media and information literacy is to enable people to enjoy fundamental freedoms – such as the freedom of opinion and expression – as well as to seek, transfer and receive information in the most effective, inclusive, ethical and meaningful way. Salomėja Bitlieriūtė, from the National Agency for Education in Lithuania, shares recommendations for teachers and educators on how to integrate media and information literacy in their school activities.
Insafe network meets online to discuss fake news, misinformation, and disinformation
Today, the Insafe network of European Safer Internet Centres (SICs) begins a two-day training meeting online. This event is an opportunity to facilitate the sharing of experience and good practice between network countries and to explore areas of common ground and opportunities for closer working between awareness raising, helpline, and youth participation strands.
How connected are you? BEE SECURE launches new awareness campaign on media consumption
What does our digital consumption look like? What are the benefits and challenges? Do we always feel comfortable with the amount of time we spend online? These questions are at the heart of BEE SECURE's 2021/22 awareness campaign, SuperUser.
International cyberviolence survey shows interesting results
As part of the Erasmus+ international project CyberSafe MOOC “Building teachers’ competence about cyber violence against girls”, the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana conducted a survey among headteachers in four European regions: Slovenia, Estonia, Northern Ireland and Crete (Greece). The online questionnaire researched the incidence of cyberviolence among 13-to-15-year-old pupils as recognised by headteachers.
Background, foundation and development of the Safer Internet Ambassador network in Lithuania
The 21st century is an age in which digital technologies are evolving at an enormous pace and changing people’s lives, work, and social interactions. Digital technologies offer several opportunities for improvement, including faster access to information, a more diverse and wider communication and collaboration network, and easier access to knowledge – but also new challenges and risks.
New HTML Heroes first and second-class online safety programme is launched
“HTML Heroes: Welcome to the Internet” was officially launched in September 2021 by the Irish Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD. She commented: “To best equip children and young people to make the most of the internet, we need to begin from an early age. Like road safety, children need to know the basics of accessing the internet, how to use it effectively and safely, and know what to do if something goes wrong and where to get help and assistance. It is my hope that this new programme from Webwise will help teachers and school staff build these foundations with pupils in an age-appropriate manner. Through colourful illustrations, stories and an online safety code that reinforces key safety messages, the new HTML Heroes Programme for first and second class is an excellent starting point for children”.
Safer Internet Ambassadors in Latvia improve their knowledge during the fifth annual training
>The annual training of Safer Internet Ambassadors (SIAs) in Latvia was dedicated to the latest trends and online risks and to learning about new media literacy approaches. It was organised for the fifth time since the Latvian Safer Internet Centre launched its Internet Ambassadors Programme in 2017.
Save the Children Finland publishes new data on online grooming for sexual purposes
Save the Children Finland’s new report on online grooming for sexual purposes is now available in English. The report, “Grooming in the eyes of a child – a report on the experiences of 11−17-year-old children on online grooming”, is based on answers from 1,762 children, gathered in February and March 2021.
Lithuanian Child Line helps schools to tackle cyberbullying and online safety issues
The pandemic has brought new challenges to the education system. Schools have had to quickly adapt to working online, teachers and parents have had to cope with many technology-related challenges, and children are spending more time online. On the other hand, distance learning has provided an opportunity for non-formal education providers to reach schools more easily, including those in more remote locations.
Before posting online, ask yourself “are you sure?!”
A recently-concluded awareness campaign, conducted by BEE SECURE in the framework of the Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre, dealt with the topic of self-presentation on the internet. The question “bass de sécher?!” (“are you sure?!” in English) aimed to highlight the importance – before publishing a photo of oneself or any another person – to assess all the possible consequences that publishing that content might have.
