Better Internet for Kids

Six new videos with the adventures of 7 characters using the internet. They will understand that we are all responsible for making the web a better place.

How far would I go to get 'likes'? How can I learn to stop and think rather than respond to a hurtful comment immediately? And what can I do to take a break from my computer?
It is important to create dialogue with children about issues such as these. And it is especially important to do that with children who have cognitive challenges such as ADHD and autism. They are struggling with impulse management and impact calculation, which can be a challenge for their social life online.

The framework was developed by the UKCCIS Education Working Group led by SWGfL and colleagues from the UK Safer Internet Centre playing a significant role in writing the document. The framework maps out the skills and competences that children and young people should have at different ages and stages in order to be able to navigate the online world as safely as possible, and perhaps more importantly, to know what to do when things go wrong.

“Careful parents” – campaign about the importance of parental presence and guidance while protecting children from online threats.

eFollowMe game is an online game related to digital footprint. The purpose of the game is to make students aware of the dangers of the internet and what to watch out for while browsing the internet. Through the three dimentional environment of the game, players walk around in eFollowMe city and are given missions related to their personal data. Depending on their actions they leave behind digital footprints and at the end of the game they receive feedback based on their answers in the game.
The game was created within the CYberSafety project by University of Cyprus students.

The scenario of this online media platform is to watch a short film about AIDS virus and to reflect together about the contents of this video.

Guide provides teenagers, teachers and parents with useful links of safety, privacy and reporting tools of the most popular social media sites also give instructions how to set and apply them.

‘Be in Ctrl’ contains three lesson plans, an information pack for school leaders, and will be supported by a Police (Garda) Schools’ Talk. Produced in partnership with the Irish Police (An Garda Síochána), the ‘Be In Ctrl’ teaching resource has been developed to support teachers as they address the topic of online sexual coercion and extortion - often referred to as ‘webcam blackmail’.

The Say No! film. It is a short film (10 minutes) based on a composite of real events developed by Europol. The film depicts the story of two teenagers, Anna and George, who become victims of online sexual coercion and exploitation. It explores the ways in which offenders may try to approach young people online and gain their trust in order to get sexual photos or videos of them. The film highlights the two main motivations offenders have for targeting a minor: sexual interest and/or economic interest.

The new generation has invested digital social networks as the previous ones have taken a passion for film or television. Unlike their parents, young people have adopted the new communication tools by bringing them into the domestic sphere, sometimes far from the eyes of adults, by developing ways to be together that surprise.
This tool is designed in two parts. The first proposes a synthetic vision of essential questions accompanied by educational activities to do with young people. It is followed by chapters to deepen the theme.