Better Internet for Kids

Radio play "Sieciaki. Face Changer and the Great Fame Gala" is the second part of the adventures of four kids who, with the help of Artificial Intelligence and the Netrobi robot, fight against the dangers on the Internet. The first part of the radio play is available under the title: “Sieciaki – mission: safe internet.

A thematic issue of the web magazine Märka Last called Targalt internetis (Smartly on the Web). The magazine contains 12 articles that deal with children's rights online, children's exposure to harmful online content, cyberbullying prevention and intervention, young people and sexting, information on the work of Estonian hotline and Child Helpline.

The new klicksafe flyer informs young people on how to deal with AI tools in the school context. It explains what they should consider when using ChatGPT & Co. for their tasks. Tips include fact-checking and source-checking the generated content, independent thinking and engaging with the AI output. The flyer also covers the topics of copyright and data protection and shows students what they need to be aware of in this regard.

This page has 6 videos produced by Save the Children Finland’s Finnish Hotline Nettivihje. The videos have information about child sexual abuse: identifying it, preventing it, reporting, and seeking support. The videos were made in collaboration with young people. After each video, there are tips for discussing the topic with young people.

The animated series with associated pedagogical material has been designed for children of different age groups. The section on media fears is aimed at very young children, and can be used by an adult to help the child overcome fears caused by the media. The following sections on first phone use and gaming are suitable for school children under 12. The aim is to help children use their own phone correctly and safely, and to implement fair play rules for all and reflect on a well-balanced media use. The fourth part deals with the pressures on young people from social media.

This anti-bullying educational resource is designed to support teachers in addressing the learning outcomes within the Junior Cycle SPHE course that relate to online bullying and abusive behaviour and to empower students to take action against online bullying, through their own positive actions and behaviours.This educational resource should be used as part of a whole education approach to preventing bullying. In delivering these lessons teachers are embedding anti-bullying education within the SPHE curriculum for junior cycle students. Teachers can use this resource:

Apart from the search engine itself, Google includes many other services and platforms such as the video portal YouTube, the navigation service Google Maps, the app store Google Play, the email service Gmail, the browser Chrome, the photo service Picasa, the online data storage service Drive and many more. To make it easier to manage Google services, there is a central platform, namely the Google Account. Users can make cross-platform privacy and security settings in the Google Account.

YouTube is a free video portal for watching, sharing and uploading videos. In this practical step-by-step privacy guideline we show you the most important settings for safe use.

Vinz and Lou discover that hidden advertising is everywhere on social networks! In this new episode, learn how to recognize hidden advertising, understand its impact and discover how to distinguish advertising from informative content, using 3 concrete examples to help you stay vigilant.

The video is accompanied by a teaching sheet for a one-hour workshop in a school or extra-curricular context.

School levels: Primary School/Middle School
Age group: 7-12 years old

Vinz has made a terrible discovery: streaming videos are polluting the environment! So what should he do? Stop watching videos online? Not necessarily! In this 2min video, Vinz and Lou explain all about streaming pollution and share their tips and tricks for reducing our impact on the environment.

School levels: Primary School/Middle School
Age group: 7-12 years old