Better Internet for Kids

A set of tips relating to sexting and online safety.
Since Covid-19 has driven more children and adults online, we decided to issue these tips online through our Facebook and Instagram pages, rather than in poster format as originally intended.

The new guide provides teachers and other educators relevant and researched-based information about sex and sexuality in the media 13-18 year-olds are using. It offers tools and encouragement to discuss these topics with young people, gives examples of sexual education in the context of media literacy, and contributes to neutral and non-shaming discussion about sexuality and sexual cultures in the media. The author of the guide is MA, Sex educator Petra Kankare.

A series of memes/images were shared through Social Media, in order to try to reach as many people as we could during this time where restrictions are in place.
This meme campaign centred around - excessive use, critical thinking when it comes to fake news, grooming awareness, and balanced use of technology.

A campaign designed to raise awareness of our BeSmartOnline project, and why should people approach us for help.

One of the biggest challenges for parents today is to teach their children to find a balance between real and virtual life, so that they do not become overly dependent on digital devices and the internet. Latvian Safer Internet Center offers a 30-day challenge called "Virtual Restart", which includes 30 practical tips (tasks) that your child can do every day to learn to control the time he spends on his smartphone and in front of screens and to protect himself from the various online risks.

More and more often we hear the terms disinformation, propaganda, manipulative interpretation of facts, conspiracy myths.
This material focuses on conspiracy myths, providing an understanding of why they exist, why some people believe in them and how they influence individual and societal beliefs.

A short informative material with advices for parents to set ap a child’s computers or smart device for use during remote learning. 

Firstly, it is recommended that the child creates a separate user account to help limit access to information that is inappropriate for their age. 

Increasingly, people find themselves in situations where their social media account is “hacked” because their password got into the hands of strangers. 

Most often, this happens because the password has been "spoofed" fraudulently or because the user is careless when using the Internet and smart devices. Unfortunately, passwords are not enough today; additional protection is needed to protect your account and ensure that it cannot be accessed by unauthorised persons.

To raise awareness among schoolchildren about the use of copyright-protected content - films and music, Drossinternets.lv in cooperation with the association "For Legal Content" have created an easy-to-understand informative material - a poster for schoolchildren "Don't be a pirate!", explaining who the author and copyright are, how to distinguish pirate sites and where to legally watch films and listen to music.

The Latvian Safer Internet Centre offers stories and exercises on internet safety for 7–12 year old’s to promote safe and meaningful use of the internet. The authors of the "Internet Fairy Tales" are 4th grade students from Riga French Lycée who have chosen the themes of the fairy tales, created the messages and provided advice to the readers.
The stories describe different situations that children can find themselves in when using the internet and smart devices, encouraging children to think about the different risks and dangers of the internet and how to avoid them.