Better Internet for Kids

The intention of this workbook for young high school students is to serve for informing young people of high school age about safety and protection on the Internet and influence digital technologies, but also enables the acquisition and practice of concrete skills for carrying s challenges they face in the digital world.

It was created in cooperation between the Center for Safer Internet Croatia and the Institute for Public Health of Zagreb County.

It was created in cooperation between the Center for Safer Internet Croatia and the Institute for Public Health of Zagreb County.

The Austrian awareness center Saferinternet.at inquires each year: Which social networks do young people in Austria use? Which platforms are trending, which get less important? The results are published with the Youth Internet Monitor (www.jugendinternetmonitor.at). The survey was conducted in November 2022. 400 young people between 11 and 17 years old were asked. The survey was published in March 2023 and is representative of the younger generation of Austria.

What does cyberbullying look like and how does its victim feel? This is what the educational game DigiStories: Nela deals with. It is mainly intended for the second grade of primary schools.

In this second issue of the Greek Youth Panel's magazine, the youth express their opinions on issues like social media exposure, excessive use of the Internet, artificial intelligence, disinformation and others. Through their articles, the members of the youth panel analyze many different kinds of online risks, as well as tips on how a user can stay safe.

Latvian SIC has developed educational games to strengthen media literacy and digital literacy among children and young people. The kit consists of six games and each of them focuses on a different aspect of media literacy and digital literacy offering 30 cards with images,30 cards with texts, game descriptions, questions, exercises etc. The titles and topics are the following:

1.    Observe, analyse and act!
2.    Play and think critically!
3.    Read, understand and comment!

Informative leaflet provides information for parents about ChatGPT and its usage among children and youngsters, not only for accessing information but also for doing school homework.

The information in leaflet gives parents an insight about the BeReal photo sharing app which is popular among teens and allows users to share one photo per day capturing moments of their lives without editing and filter option. BeReal is popular among teenagers as an alternative to the processed and filtered content seen on other social media platforms. However, parents should be aware of situations when adolescent can be at risk and approachable by strangers via app if they don't pay enough attention to their privacy and safety:

To encourage children and young people to be aware of online risks Latvian SIC’s developed a poster which serves as a visual guide to help recognize and understand the potential threats while using the internet. Promoting responsible digital behaviour can help children and teens surf the internet with confidence and protect themselves from potential risks and dangers.
The poster provides the following key messages for children and teenagers:

•    Think before you post - reminding to consider the consequences of sharing personal information online.