Better Internet for Kids

Children and young people are often victims of hate messages. At the same time, they also spread messages further. Even adults are often not up to date on which actions in the online sphere are relevant under criminal law. The information videos "Stand up against hate on the net!" and "Cyber bullying is punishable!" as well as the accompanying material provide young people with preventive information about hate on the net and cyber bullying. The videos show that the internet is not a lawless space. Young people are sensitised to these two topics and informed where they can get support.

This guide contains simple explanations of all important setting options and safety functions on Instagram. In addition, there are tips and discussion guides on the topic of age-appropriate media use. The guide is aimed at parents and carers who want to support children and young people in using Instagram safely.

Google Family Link is a free app that allows you to guide your child's use of Android devices (mobile phone and tablet). With Google Family Link, you can, among other things, define which content your child can access, track the location and set daily usage times. It thus falls under the category of technical child protection, although it is up to you how strict you want to be with the settings and whether you want to use it to monitor your child or merely protect them from unpleasant content.

YouTube Kids is a child-friendly version of YouTube with some practical settings. On the one hand, YouTube Kids only offers children's videos, on the other hand, the video enjoyment can be better controlled and monitored.

Discord is a platform for communicating and exchanging with each other. Users can write messages free of charge, create and manage chat groups and make voice and video calls. In this practical step-by-step privacy guideline we show you the most important settings for safe use.

Expert advice videos featured on the Cyberbullying Guidance for Teachers Information Hub cover a variety of topics including:

The Cyberbullying Guidance for Teachers Information Hub has been created by Webwise to provide guidance to teachers and school leaders on the issue of cyberbullying, creating an anti-cyberbullying culture and promoting student’s wellbeing including online wellbeing. 

It also supports teachers and school leaders participating in the online cyberbullying courses developed by the PDST Technology in Education with Webwise. 

The aim of this cyberbullying course is to provide teachers with the knowledge, resources and confidence to teach about cyberbullying and deal with cyberbullying incidents as they arise. It seeks to inform post-primary teachers and school leaders about the issue of cyberbullying, outline a school’s role in creating an anti-cyberbullying culture and promoting student’s wellbeing including online wellbeing.

The aim of this cyberbullying course is to provide teachers with the knowledge, resources and confidence to teach about cyberbullying and deal with cyberbullying incidents as they arise. It seeks to inform primary teachers and school leaders about the issue of cyberbullying, outline a school’s role in creating an anti-cyberbullying culture and promoting student’s wellbeing including online wellbeing.

It is now considered a mark of quality for schools to actively deal with the issue of cyberbullying, to take preventive measures and to know how to react when the occasion arises. The teaching material "Active against cyberbullying" is primarily about raising awareness of cyberbullying - 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.