Better Internet for Kids

"VAIKŲ LINIJA" is starting to implement the educational platform for children and teenagers about the difficulties they experience, with inclusive and attractive content for children". This project aims to better respond to the emotional needs of children and adolescents by creating an educational platform.

In the third quarter of this year, the hotline in Lithuania received 747 reports of content on the internet that is prohibited and has a negative impact on minors. Compared to the same period last year, the number of reports increased by 78%.

"Of the total number of reports received, the number of reports of child sexual abuse images in particular almost doubled compared to the same quarter last year. We received around 200," says Irma Kazlienė, Head of the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT) Digital Services Group.

Lesson plan for introducing students to the principles of artificial intelligence and to make students aware of the possibilities related to artificial intelligence technology as well as of risks and challenges. Also, to give students the basic knowledge and practical skills to protect themselves in the digital world. The lesson plan includes a presentation to introduce the topic, practical exercises with worksheets for students.

Webinar discussion topics: why young people sext, what may be the reasons for such behavior, what are the risks and what emotional, social and legal consequences can this lead to, what is the role of law enforcement agencies in combating online sexual abuse and what a parent could do.
The webinar took place as a Facebook LIVE event on Telia Estonia's Facebook page and Estonian SIC Facebook page Targalt internetis. The recording is available for watching.
The seminar is organized by the Estonian SIC and Telia Eesti.’

The cyberbullying scavenger is a free online puzzle game for 10 to 14-year-olds. The game involves solving tricky puzzle questions on the topic of cyberbullying. It deals with questions such as: What is cyberbullying? What can I do if I am affected myself? How do I react to hate comments on the Internet?

The guest of today's episode of the podcast is Hana Petráková, head of the Linka bezpečí e-mail advice center and mother of two wonderful children, with whom we will talk about whether it is possible to use social networks effectively and with benefit, or whether it is better to avoid them altogether.
You will learn what digital detox is and why it is good to try it.

During the course of primary school, the independent and competent use of digital devices such as a mobile phone becomes increasingly important. There are countless opportunities to integrate current Safer Internet topics into lessons - be it in the form of a computer station during free work, a discussion on a current topic or the design of a poster. Every activity, every discussion, every project carried out by teachers is important and useful.

The Unboxing Tech Toolkit helps students to better understand their smartphone, its design and their own usage behaviour. It teaches them how smartphones and apps work and which mechanisms encourage them to use the applications for longer. It offers a compact summary on the topic of dark patterns, persuasive design, etc., whereby individual pages can also be picked out and used for teaching purposes.
The toolkit was developed by the Pranava Institute in collaboration with Tactical Tech and translated and adapted for German-speaking countries by Saferinternet.at.

Through this magazine, young people (9-13 yo) learn about the phenomenon of sexting and how to discuss it. Besides the possible risks, the finer aspects of sexting are also discussed.
#Be safe be sexy magazine contains:
    - stories and testimonies
    - information about helplines
    - tips and tricks (including a poster)
    - games, tests and much more
    - Check out the digital version and lesson plan.
    

Through this magazine, young people (9-13 yo) learn about the phenomenon of sexting and how to discuss it. Besides the possible risks, the finer aspects of sexting are also discussed.
#Be safe be sexy magazine contains:
    - stories and testimonies
    - information about helplines
    - tips and tricks (including a poster)
    - games, tests and much more
    - Check out the digital version and lesson plan.