Better Internet for Kids

Digital games can cast a spell on you, and time flies. But bullying, fakes and high costs due to in-app purchases are also problems you can be confronted with when playing. This flyer contains the most important tips and information about digital games.

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.

How do I recognize fake news? How do I search the Internet correctly? And how do I check online sources? In this scavenger hunt, the players independently research the answers to these and similar questions on Saferinternet.at. Only when a question is answered correctly do they move on to the next one. For each correct answer there is one or more solution letters. These are collected and result in a solution set at the end. This is needed to successfully complete the scavenger hunt. As a reward for participating, the players receive a certificate.

Facebook offers many different settings that you should regularly check and adjust. In this practical step-by-step privacy guideline we show you the most important settings for safe use.

Although children and young people today grow up with computers, cell phones and the Internet, they often find it difficult to critically assess information from the web and evaluate online sources. Information literacy on the Internet needs to be learned and practiced - whether it's recognizing advertising in an app or finding and correctly assessing content from Wikipedia, YouTube or Twitter for school use. The teaching material "True or false on the Internet? Information Literacy in the Digital World" supports teachers in teaching these important skills in the classroom.

This handbook is aimed at pedagogical professionals who work in child and youth welfare. Media and the Internet have become an integral part of the everyday lives of children, young people and their families, and thus also of the lives of pedagogical staff in child and youth welfare. Particularly in the field of child and youth welfare, it is important to support the addressees as much as possible, on the one hand by giving them the freedom to acquire media competence, but at the same time by offering educational opportunities.

Anyone who is online will sooner or later also be confronted with unpleasant content such as hate postings. In order for children to learn from the beginning how to counter hate without fuelling the conflict themselves, they need a lot of practice, education and good role models. That is exactly where this handbook comes in: It shows children and young people that they don't have to simply accept hate on the net, but can do something about it - for example, by countering cleverly!

It is now considered a mark of quality for schools to actively deal with the issue of cyber-bullying, to take preventive measures and to know how to react when the occasion arises. The teaching material "Active against cyber-bullying" is primarily about raising awareness of cyber-bullying - not only among the pupils themselves, but also among their parents and teachers. Understanding where the line between fun and hurt lies, what different roles there are in a cyber-bullying case and how prevention can help is important for this.

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/December 2021. 400 young people between 11 and 17 years old were asked. The survey was published in March 2022 and is representative of the younger generation of Austria.

As a firefighter, you are part of a large community where the "we" is more important than the "I". Therefore, keep in mind: You have a role model function, also on your private social media profiles, and what you communicate and spread publicly will also reflect on your fire brigade. This informative flyer offers tips and information for fire brigade members on their own responsible online presence.