Better Internet for Kids

A guide describing what illegal content online is, what are its effects are and how to report it.

The handbook contains information for social workers on how to deal with cases of violence and abuse of children and young people that they encounter online. Forms of online violence and abuse addressed in the handbook are: Sexual violence and sexual abuse, hateful, offensive and violent content, abuse of privacy. The manual is intended primarily for social workers in Centres for social work, but also for police officers and school social workers.

This Safer Internet Day PowerPoint Presentations aims to provide context to the aim and purpose of Safer Internet Day; an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. The presentation can be delivered by school leaders or teachers at a whole school assembly. It includes some warmer activities that can be used with young people to introduce them to the topic of online safety. Additional optional activities will be available for teachers to adapt this presentation to suit delivery during class time.

This Safer Internet Day PowerPoint Presentations aims to provide context to the aim and purpose of Safer Internet Day; an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. The presentation can be delivered by school leaders or teachers at a whole school assembly. It includes some warmer activities that can be used with young people to introduce them to the topic of online safety. Additional optional activities will be available for teachers to adapt this presentation to suit delivery during class time.

While all families have their own unique circumstances, many parents have similar concerns when it comes to their child’s use of technology. How can parents strike the right balance between online and offline activities, and help their kids have a positive relationship with technology, and the internet?
This resource provides some simple steps for parents to manage online safety in the home.

Being online is now an integral part of teenage life, and the opportunities the internet offers provides young people with many positive benefits. However, just like in the offline world, life online also comes with its share of ups and downs.

The Full Picture is a short film exploring how young people use social media to connect and share. The film highlights the influences and pressures young people face online and encourages them to see the full picture. Social media helps us share our lives but it does not tell the whole story. The campaign encourages young people to be mindful of what influences them and how they respond to pressures online.

For support and advice visit: webwise.ie/thefullpicture

In Ireland, almost 180,000 people took part in events, activities, and campaigns to highlight Safer Internet Day 2020. The organisations and schools that registered their events can be viewed on the interactive map on the Webwise Safer Internet Day Hub: www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday

Here is a small snapshot of some of the activities that took place across the country.

On the 15th of January, Webwise hosted the Safer Internet Day Ambassador Training Day in Google HQ. Over 100 students from across Ireland gathered together to learn new skills and activities to help them plan and prepare for running their own internet safety awareness raising campaign in their school, clubs or organisations. The aim is to make Safer Internet Day a success in communities and schools across Ireland.

Plans help to develop a more systematic media education and to make future actions and needs more predictable. It is possible to include media education in current plans or design a totally new one. KAVI has created a guide to start this process. The guide consists of questions that help to figure out what kind of aspects should be considered while planning the development of media literacy.