Better Internet for Kids

A brand new tool to help teachers create a modern, digital-focused curriculum from the UK Safer Internet Centre.

SWGfL, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre has now launched ProjectEvolve. It provides resources for four out of the eight strands aspects of online life outlined in the Education for a Connected World framework. It helps educators pick a strand and find the right resources for the students they work with, depending age.

Simply choose the ones you want to focus on and build your lessons around them!

Eight strands cover all aspects of online life:

Report Harmful Content is a national reporting platform operated by SWGfL at the UK Safer Internet Centre that has been designed to assist everyone in reporting harmful content online by providing up to date information on community standards and direct links to the correct reporting facilities across multiple platforms. The service can offer further support to users over the age of 13 who have already submitted a report to industry and would like outcomes reviewed.

In this video series by HoezoMediawijs.nl, teenagers aged 14-16 come together to discuss various media literacy topics. What are their thoughts on certain themes? Watch the videos and explore related dossiers on HoeZoMediawijs.nl.

the topics

• What do you notice about online hate?
• Rex on Online Bullying
• How Do You Stay Safe Online?
• What do you think about influencers?
• Do you know what is true or not? 
• How do you stay balanced online? 
• What do you think of AI? 
• What is your screen time?

The expert speakers of the 'Young Mind in the Media Flood' -online parenting evening opened up the digital media culture of young people and gave tips on how to strengthen young people's mental well-being and safety skills in digital media environments.

The parents' evening was organised by the National Audiovisual Institute, the Mannerheim Child Protection League and Save the Children as part of the FISIC project and Safer Internet activities. The event was free for anyone to attend.

The “Sex, diversity and porn” quiz is aimed at young people and takes a playful approach to questions that are often associated with shame. It not only teaches the safe handling of intimate images, but also provides information on what is legally permitted from what age, what is meant by transsexuality and intersexuality and what contraceptive options are available. In the feedback, young people receive further information and find out where they can get more information if they have further questions.

L1V14 is an online escape room that aims to promote media literacy among primary school pupils. The game consists of a browser-based escape room, an instruction manual and pedagogical material to support the handling of tasks, including information and task sections. The game is played in small groups in a browser.

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Participants receive a comprehensive overview of the development of artificial intelligence, learn how it is integrated into a wide range of tools and applications and have a discussion with other participants about AI in schools, the associated risks for children and young people and how to deal with them. During the further training, participants will have the opportunity to actively work with AI tools and experience their functions first-hand.

This training addresses the everyday life of young people and covers current important topics such as pornography, artificial intelligence, challenges,... Using practical case studies, participants are sensitized in a playful and interactive manner.

The students embark on Dennis' desk – a place full of exciting discoveries. Behind the various objects, different topics are hidden, which are worked on in a variety of ways. The focus is particularly on current risks in the digital world.

In this interactive training, students will learn where they leave digital footprints in everyday life, how this data collection affects their privacy, and how they can act more consciously.