Better Internet for Kids

The parent’s guide ‘Know how to talk with your teen about Instagram’ has been translated from English to Greek, from Cyprus Safer Internet Center (Cyprus Pedagogical Institute), in order to inform parents on how to ensure that Instagram will be a positive place where their children can connect and benefit from.

Distance education is considered a useful and effective way to continue education outside the classroom, especially in difficult conditions or even emergencies. For students, it is the perfect way to ensure that their education and learning will continue, despite the fact that they are not in school. In the relevant poster, students can find useful tips and behavioural instructions during training in the Online Classroom.

During the summer months of 2018, the Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC) held a series of workshops at children's summer camps on the "Creative and safe use of the internet".
During the summer camp workshops, children, counsellors and teachers as well as parents' groups were informed about the opportunities and risks of the internet, as well as the operation of the Helpline and Hotline 1480.

Through exploratory and active learning, the workshop participants had the opportunity to participate in group discussions on the following topics:

During the summer months of 2018, the Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC) held a series of workshops at children's summer camps on the "Creative and safe use of the internet".
During the summer camp workshops, children, counsellors and teachers as well as parents' groups were informed about the opportunities and risks of the internet, as well as the operation of the Helpline and Hotline 1480.

The following teacher’s presentation informs on the following topics:
•    Cyberbullying

During the summer months of 2019, the Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC) held a series of workshops at children's summer camps on the "Creative and safe use of the internet".
During the summer camp workshops, children, counsellors and teachers as well as parents' groups were informed about the opportunities and risks of the internet, as well as the operation of the Helpline and Hotline 1480.

Through exploratory and active learning, the workshop participants had the opportunity to participate in group discussions on the following topics:

During the summer months of 2019, the Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC) held a series of workshops at children's summer camps on the "Creative and safe use of the internet".
During the summer camp workshops, children, counsellors and teachers as well as parents' groups were informed about the opportunities and risks of the internet, as well as the operation of the Helpline and Hotline 1480.
The following teacher’s presentation informs on the following topics:
•    Cyberbullying

”Children and gaming” is a guide for parents about gaming. It provides insight into the positive elements of gaming as well as the things parents should be aware of and pay attention to.

It covers topics such as in-game purchases, PEGI, language and screen time. Accompanying each theme is informative and explanatory texts, followed by suggestions on how parents can engage in dialogue with their children. 

Each of us probably encountered an innocent SMS message with a ticklish subtext. Thanks to the development of technology, easy sending and sharing of photos, it is only a step towards blackmail, cyberbullying. It's sexting. What makes child sexting dangerous? And how to proceed when it is no longer fun, but a big problem?

A learning path for 9 -12 year olds to become smart digital citizens. Help pupils explore the concept of digital citizenship across 10 themes in the DigiTown activity book. Topics include consumer awareness, rights, wellbeing, media and information literacy, ethics and empathy, privacy and more!

Authors of All Aboard Digitown: Janice Richardson, Veronica Samara and the European Council for Digital Good.

The Directorate-General for Education, through SeguraNet Awareness Center, promoted the "Digital Citizenship at Distance Learning" campaign, launching a set of awareness posters, with essential indications of Digital Citizenship practices, to be taken into account during the distance learning, aimed at teachers, students and parents.