Better Internet for Kids

A 2 minute video showing the ways children can be tricked and scared of the things they encounter online and what to do in this cases.

A guide with statistics, definitions and case studies regarding fake news, trying to help teachers better address this topic with children in order to encourage critical thinking and reduce fake news phenomenon.

A guide for parents explaining what is parental control, why is it needed and how it works. It also presents parental control options, either paid or free.

A set of activities proposed to be implemented within the classroom, which do not involve gadgets or internet use, but still help children collaborate. It stresses the importance of play in children's development while promoting an equilibrium between online and offline activities.

The handbook contains information for social workers on how to deal with cases of violence and abuse of children and young people that they encounter online. Forms of online violence and abuse addressed in the handbook are: Sexual violence and sexual abuse, hateful, offensive and violent content, abuse of privacy. The manual is intended primarily for social workers in Centres for social work, but also for police officers and school social workers.

A guide describing what illegal content online is, what are its effects are and how to report it.

The guide helps teachers understand what internet addiction is and what its effects are and find solutions to address the issue with children at risk

To balance the amount of digital messages in our target groups, we decided almost five years ago to collect all the resources and information needed for the MLW in one old and reliable form: a hand held magazine. This year we published our fourth issue of the Media Literacy Magazine "Mediataito 2021". It is done in a cooperation with almost 30 partner organisations and consists of information and ideas for several different target groups.

Plans help to develop a more systematic media education and to make future actions and needs more predictable. It is possible to include media education in current plans or design a totally new one. KAVI has created a guide to start this process. The guide consists of questions that help to figure out what kind of aspects should be considered while planning the development of media literacy.

While all families have their own unique circumstances, many parents have similar concerns when it comes to their child’s use of technology. How can parents strike the right balance between online and offline activities, and help their kids have a positive relationship with technology, and the internet?
This resource provides some simple steps for parents to manage online safety in the home.