Better Internet for Kids

Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice for parents on talking to your child about online safety.

Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice for parents on talking to your teenager about online safety.

Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice to parents on talking to your teen about respectful communication online.

In our Parenting Hub, Expert Videos section, Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary offers advice for parents if something goes wrong online for their child.

Part of the new technology explained section of the Webwise website, https://www.webwise.ie/news/explained-what-are-deepfakes/. This article provides an overview of deepfake technology covering topics such as what is it, how does it work, how to spot deepfakes and verifying information online.

In this video, hear all about how one Limerick school got involved in Safer Internet Day and the impact it has had on students, teachers and the overall school community. https://www.webwise.ie/teachers/advice-teachers/getting-involved-in-safer-internet-day-at-ardscoil-mhuire/

This short animation is part of the HTML Heroes Programme and is designed to introduce pupils to the topic of cyberbullying and online harassment. Help pupils identify what forms cyber-bullying can take and how they can effectively respond to it. Supporting lessons can be found here: webwise.ie/lessons/6-respectful-communication-online/

In our parenting hub, expert videos section, Elaine Byrnes, Doctoral Researcher-Psychology, NUI Galway offers advice to parents on what to to do if intimate images of their child are shared online.

The purpose of this course is for students to identify the potentials of electronic/online games and the benefits resulting from their use as well as identify, understand and address potential risks which they may entail, including dangerous content, play time, communication with other people, behavioural effects, and personal data management.
This document contains information on electronic/online games, a table and description of the learning unit’s activities and worksheets.

The intention of this course is for students to know and apply safety and security measures for protecting their personal data in digital environments, understand how to use and share personal information securely in digital environments, be aware of online risks regarding their personal data and know-how to prevent and deal with them, manage their digital identity (digital footprint) critically and responsibly, and implement effective ways of managing and handling sexting incidents.