KüberPuuring – A cybersecurity competition for Estonian students
In the summer 2020, Tallinn University of Technology organised a cybersecurity competition called KüberPuuring, for students from the seventh to twelfth grades, as well as for vocational students.
Save the Children Romania launches first self-paced online course on online safety for children
The Romanian Safer Internet Centre recently launched the country’s first online course on online safety for teachers and other professionals working with children. In the present article, they reflect on the reasons why they developed it in the first place, and what it consists of.
Understanding the information factory with InfoHunter
More than 4 billion pieces of shared content circulate on social networks every day, indiscriminately mixing infor, intox, and fake news. In French, this information overload has a name: “infobésité”.
Raising awareness of disinformation through creativity and solidarity in Romania
Romanian children’s news consumption mostly revolves around the internet – 49 per cent of them say they use websites, while 26 per cent use social media to read the news – followed by conversations with their parents (39 per cent) and watching television (28 per cent).
My child has created a social media account without me knowing, what can I do?
When children are taking the step of creating an account on social media without you knowing, the best piece of advice for you is to get curious, not furious. Use this as an opportunity to ask some key questions about the particular social media platform they are on and what they have been doing on it.
Empathic – A programme to address empathy in the classroom
The French Safer Internet Centre (SIC) recently unveiled an empathy awareness programme for elementary and middle school students. In this article, they explain why and how they produced such a resource.
How can parents teach their children how to handle disinformation?
Parents play an important role in teaching their kids how to evaluate the news critically. These media literacy skills are vital for kids growing up in the digital age.
What can parents do to protect their child’s privacy online?
It is natural for parents and carers to want to keep their children safe and as far away from physical harm as possible. That has not changed and is equally valid for the digital world — especially when our kids have coexisting physical and digital lives.
“A perfect face on the internet…” – Online conference on the impact of influencers in Latvia
Online celebrities, their lives, experiences and stories – do they affect lives of adolescents? Is it worth listening to influencers and take their every advice? Can anyone become an influencer? In the online conference "A perfect face on the internet…" different experts tried to find answers to these and many other questions.
How to talk to your teenager about sexting?
Sexting is the electronic sending and receiving of photos and videos that are sexually suggestive or explicit, often containing nudity, sex acts, texted sexual messages, or sexting emojis. Talking to your kids about sexting can feel awkward for everyone, but it's an important conversation to have, especially considering this phenomenon is on the rise among teenagers.
