Better Internet for Kids

Educational materials prepared by the project SELMA (Social and Emotional Learning for Mutual Awareness) gained appreciation in the UE countries. Polish Safer Internet Centre (PSIC) worked together with SELMA partners to produce adapted resources in Polish language. As a help to navigate through material for teachers PSIC created educational pathways for conducting classes with students between age 11 to 16.

Track 1 – introduction to emotions – for students - age 11-13
Track 2 – understanding hate – for students - age 11-13

Necio.pl is educational project for preschool children and their parents. The project’s main component is website with child-friendly animation, games and songs explaining the rules of the internet safety and the basics of computer use to children. The host of this site is Necio, a friendly little robot who guides young users through the process of learning.

Complex cyberbullying prevention programme for schools called IMPACT have been developed as a consortium project in collaboration with experts from the Faculty of Psychology of Warsaw University, as well as Warsaw Technical University and the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź. The programme is based on best practice evidence and includes components of psychological, social and technological intervention. As a result a final version of a 10-hour programme together with a handbook and necessary materials such as films, multimedia presentation and an app has been produced.

“Sieciaki – mission: safe internet” is a project for children aged between 9 to 12. Listen to a story of the origins of “Sieciaki” team. The team is made by four friends named: Spociak, Netka, Ajpi and Kompal. 

As “Sieciaki”, they were constituted by Artificial Intelligence to fight with “Sieciuchy” and mastermind “Pure Evil” which represent the threats that lurk in the world wide web.

A web page with educational material.

Throughout the school year, the key messages of the campaign were disseminated among the target groups with the help of an ambassador. This positive influencer is the grandmother, a personality who often plays the role of a confidant and is supposed to embody the good conscience in the stories.
The messages were declined on four videos (duration: 60 seconds) which were shared on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok.

The Portuguese Safer Internet Centre in partnership with Forum Estudante launched a new eBook - Parents, Children & Technology. The weight of technology in the life and growth of children is the topic that opens space to various opinions and points of view, not leaving aside the role of parents as digital mediators. It is aimed primarily at parents and educators but does not rule out anyone interested in the subject, including the youngsters.

Martin Mikyska created a concept, where he shows in an inverted, comic way “how to react correctly” on the Internet (to make a fool of ourselves). Therefore, the viewer is "stopped" at the moment when someone gives a fair comment in an Internet discussion to be taught “the basics of the right commentary etiquette” which can be summarized as follows:

• Attacking on an emotional level is the most effective.
• Type something that doesn´t express any rational argument.
• Write something which isn´t backed up at all and depicts you as a complete caveman.

My body my boundaries -guide is aimed at 13-17- year olds. The purpose of the guide is to tell youth about sharing nude images in a consensual relationship with another young person and how to act in a situation where someone spreads a nude image. The guide also tells about online grooming and online child sexual abuse. In addition, the guide provides instructions for situations where an adult asks for a nude image, or sends one to a young person.

An online information page with advice on online sexual harassment for 11-18 year olds produced by Childnet, part of the UK Safer Internet Centre. The page includes a video, top tips and answers to frequently asked questions we hear from young people.