EU Launches New Strategy for Safer Internet
The European Commission has set out a plan to give children the digital skills and tools they need to benefit fully and safely from the digital world.. Read more about the new strategy here....
Webwise Primary Teachers' Handbook
This resource has been developed by Webwise and Stay Safe (Child Abuse Prevention Programme) for primary school teachers who wish to introduce internet safety into their teaching of the Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum. . Read more about the handbook here....
Facebook Launches Antivirus Marketplace
Facebook has partnered with five companies to provide users with access to full version antivirus software free for six months. . Read more about the handbook here....
Digital Literacy Digital Opportunities
This seminar will present analysis on young people's use of internet technologies and will consider how can education unlock creativity and digital literacy for maximum benefit? . Read more about the seminar....
Webwise Digital Content Developer
The person appointed will be expected to provide website development support for the Webwise internet safety awareness initiative of the ICT in Schools Programme. Specifically, they will assist in the development and promotion of online communication channels. . Read more about the opportunity....
What's your story? Competition
The “What’s your story?” competition for Irish Primary and Secondary school children aims to raise awareness in a fun way amongst parents, teachers and children on the safe and responsible use of the internet.. Read more about the competition....
Magic Desktop Launched
UPC Ireland has launched Magic Desktop, an innovative piece of software which will help parents as they encourage children to play and learn in a safe computing environment. Designed specially for children from 2 – 10 years of age, UPC Magic Desktop allows them to have fun safely through a delightful desktop interface of their own. Read more about the Webwise Primary Programme....
Facebook Tips for Teachers
The theme for Safer Internet Day (SID) was Connecting Generations and our Youth Panel have come up with some tips for teachers who use Facebook.. Read the tips....
SID2012 Survey of Parental Attitudes
Working with the Natioanl Parents Council Primary we condusted a survey of parents' attitudes to their children's use of the internet and made some interesting findings. Read the findings ....
Safer Internet Day Free Teachers' Course
NCTE Learning Online and Webwise are helping schools and teachers celebrate SID 2012 with free enrolment for teachers on "Internet Safety in School & Classroom" elearning course. More ....
Safer Internet Day Talks in School
15,000 primary pupils will attend a SID Talk in School throughout February presented by over 200 industry volunteers to help connect the generations. Read more....
Connecting Generations Students & Teachers
See how the Webwise Youth Panel connect with a different generation, their teachers! As Facebooking teens they've created a Tip Sheet for teachers who Facebook. See Tips for Teachers....
Webwise Parents Engage, Chat, Connect!
Begin the conversation about internet safety with your children for Safer Internet Day. Connect with them in fun online activities and find common ground to chat about how to be safe online. Find fun activities ....
Safer Internet Day 2012 Parenting Workshops
Safer Internet Workshops delivered by National Parents Council Primary trainers will take place around the country to help parents to webwise for SID 2012. Find out about your local event....
Safer Internet Day 2012 Primary
Find suggestions for activities and events that you can hold in your school or classroom to take part in Safer Internet Day 2012 on Tuesday 7th February. find out more about the primary activities....
Safer Internet Day 2012 Post Primary
Find suggestions for activities and events that you can hold in your school or classroom to take part in Safer Internet Day 2012 on Tuesday 7th February. find out more about the post primary activities....
EU Kids Policy Recommendations
Private and mobile internet use by children requires a new policy approach to online safety read the key recommendations from the research network here....
10 Myths About Online Safety
Most children watch porn online and can get around internet filters, do you think this is true? read the top 10 list of myths about internet safety here....
EU Kids Final Report
The top 10 Myths list is published as part of the final report of EU Kids Online – a research project based at the London School of Economics read about the final report....
Social Networking Sites Reviewed by EU
The EU Safer Internet Programme publishes review of social networking websites' implementation of the "Safer Social Networking Principles. read the review....
Turn-off Facebook's Face Recognition
New “suggested tagging” feature on Facebook uses facial recognition software to identify users as photos of them are uploaded to the site. You can easily disable this feature by following these steps....
Remove Facebook Age Restrictions?
A new report from EU Kids Online suggests removing age restricions on social netwrking sites. Read the Irish research..
YouTube Safety Mode
YouTube Safety Mode is a feature on the popular video site that allows you to block content that may be inappropriate for children. Find out how to enable YouTube Safety Mode...
Dealing with Fake Facebook Profiles
It is quite easy to set up Facebook profiles pretending to be someone else. It is also easy to get them shut down. Read how to report fake profiles..
Corp & Anam: Online Exploitation Story
A prominent plotline in new TG4 series Corp & Anam offers parents and teachers a great opportunity to discuss the risks associated with chatting online with thier children. Read more about the series...
Meeting Online Contacts Offline
The greatest public and policy concern for children’s safety on the internet has focused on the risk that a child will meet someone new online who then abuses them in a face to face meeting. Read the Irish research..
Online Predators: Myth & Reality
In most cases there is no deception involved in online child exploitation and victims travel willingly, on several occasions to meet their perpetrator. Read more about online predators...
EU Kids Online Ireland Report
Children in Ireland are amongst the most responsible users of internet and mobile phone technologies. Read the Ireland report...
Safer Internet Day:Talks in Schools
Talks will take place in schools across the country throughout the month of February. Thousands of students will participate in these internet safety workshops which will highlight personal safety issues that may arise for children while using the internet . Read more about the talks in schools...
Safer Internet Day Parenting Workshops
The National Parents Council County Branches iwill be delivering internet safety workshops for parents around the country. The sessions focus on strategies for improving communication between parents and children and negotiating boundaries to their internet use. Read more about the workshops...
Webwise on Facebook
To mark Safer Internet Day 2011 in Ireland, a new online resource has been launched to help parents to get involved in what their children are doing online. The single most important thing a parent can do to help keep their children be safer online is to engage with them on the topic. Webwise on Facebook has been developed to support parents to start the conversation with their children about what they do online.Read more about webwise on Facebook...
Safer Internet Day 2011
Tuesday 8th February, we are joining with 65 countries around the world by marking Safer Internet Day 2011. In Ireland, we have been supporting this initiative of the EU Safer Internet Programme since 2004. Read more about SID 2011...
Children in Ireland are amongst the most responsible users of social networking web sites. Read report...
Think B4U Click Irish Language Resources
Teaching resources urging students to take responsibility for their privacy online are now available in the Irish language. Read more about Think B4U Click...
YouTube Safety Mode
YouTube Safety Mode is a feature on the popular video site that allows you to block content that may be inappropriate for children. Find out how to enable YouTube Safety Mode...
Youth Panel Tackle Privacy
The panel discussed the issue of online privacy when they met in Spring 2010 . Read what the youth panel said...
EU Review Social Networking Websites
EC report shows majority of Europe's popular Social Networks need to improve their response to help requests by users Read more about SIIYAP...
Safer Internet Youth Advisory Panel
The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe, T.D., will launch the Safer Internet Ireland Youth Advisory Panel (SIIYAP) marking Safer Internet Day in Ireland. Read more about SIIYAP...
Safer Internet Day 2010
The 7th Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 9th February 2010 in more than 60 countries across the world. This year the theme is "Think Before You Post". Get involved...
Think B4U Click
Think Before You Click, a new educational resource, explores online privacy issues and encourages young people to take steps to protect their own privacy... Read more about Think B4U Click...
Junior Spider WATCH_YOUR_SPACE award
This initiative, sponsored by Eircom and endorsed by the NCTE, aims to provide a benchmark of excellence in schools and to encourage and promote best practice and internet safety awareness amongst students. Read more about awards...
Block IT Mobile Bullying Solution
O2 announced details of a new service to combat bullying on mobile phones. The service, which is free of charge, allows you to block unwanted messages from other mobile phone numbers. Read about Block IT...
Webwise 2009 Survey
It is three years since the last NCTE Survey and these results demonstrate many changes in Children’s Internet Use since then, particularly in the frequency and nature of children’s Internet use. Read about the survey...
Social networking Agreement
Commission brokers agreement among major web companies 17 leading web firms have signed for the first time a European agreement to improve the safety of under 18s who use social networking sites.More about the agreement...
Web 2.0 Security and Privacy
A new ENISA report explains the risks of Web 2.0 – photo sharing, wikis, social bookmarking and social networking. More about the ENISA report...
2008 Social Networking Survey
This short survey indicates that the popularity of social networking websites shows no signs of waning. Overall levels of usage in January 2008 were similar to those found in 2007 in terms of frequency of access.More...
25 Safety Tips_What parents should know
Children are online at an ever younger age. Even the under 7s are now in need of online safety in their virtual games and online worlds. 25 Safety Tips for Parents can be found in the September 08 report by ENISA, Children on virtual worlds More...
Bebo Safely_Leaflet Translated
Now available in 8 different languages on the new community directory website of the Dublin Home School & Community Liaison Scheme, their leaflet 'Be Wise on the Net' gives tips and advice to parents. More...
Get Real_Team Theatre & the Internet
Team Theatre's Senior Cycle project is an interactive film series supported by practical educational materials for teachers. It examines how the Internet is transforming teenage socialising and explores the themes of cyberbullying and online decorum. More...
Irish Parents Involved in Children's Internet Use
EU Kids Online publishes a comparative report that identifies parents in Ireland as being more likely than parents anywhere else in Europe to set rules regulating their children’s internet behaviour. More...
eSafely_Back to School
Be Webwise! - four new eSafety lessons for primary pupils designed to be integrated into the SPHE programme. We teach pupils to stay safe, now we must show them how to be safe online. The lessons help pupils explore personal safety issues on and off line. More...
Internet Safety Life Skills
Barnardos' Childlinks 2008 issue 'Children & the Internet' explores the benefits and the risks in relation to children and the Internet. In her article 'Internet Safety Life Skills' Gráinne Walsh of Webwise offers an overview of the NCTE's eSafety educational programme. More...
Invisible Bullies
Jerome Morrissey, writes in the Irish Independent on the topic of cyberbullying. Depending on the context, cyberbullying behaviour can be considered anywhere on a spectrum from relatively harnless to very damaging. More...
Bullying_and Cyberbullying
Understanding bullying and the use of technology to bully another is important for all. Anti-bullying guidelines and educational measures for home and in school can help counter the fear and anxiety it causes. More...
Dealing_with Cyberbullying
As with all bullying, cyberbullying should be taken seriously. Webwise working with the SPHE Curriculum Support Service, and the NPC Primary have created useful resources for teachers, students and parents. More...
Webwise_Kids
The pupils of Lismackin National School are fast becoming Internet Safety experts, follow their learning on their school blog as they investigate with Detective Webwise. They learned how to stay safe online. More...
Voluntary Social Networking Guidelines in UK
The Home Office in the UK published guidelines for providers of social networking services, such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. The guidelines are a series of 'recommendations' that industry are asked to consider. More...
Safer Children_ in a Digital World
Dr. Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter has published her independent review commissioned by the UK Government. Dr. Byron investigated the potentially harmful effects on children and young people from inappropriate content on the Internet and video games. More...
EU Kids Online Risk Findings
EU Kids Online has been tracking the online risks faced by children across countries. In some countries, research has produced several quantitative estimates of risk. More...
Internet Safety_ for Teachers
Webwise, the NCTE's Internet Safety initiative has developed courses for teachers and learning programmes for use in both primary and post primary classrooms. More...
Webwise_in the Post Primary classroom
A new 13 lesson Internet Safety module for SPHE Junior Certificate teachers and students dealing with cyberbullying and personal safety online More...
Webwise_in the Primary classroom
Pupils can follow the adventures of Niamh & Fionn as they chat online for the first time & have fun learning about email, chatting and personal information online. More...
Safer Internet Day_Fun in Schools
View pupils & students eSafety creations. Tuesday 12th February marked the fifth annual celebration of “Safer Internet Day” in Ireland and across the European Union and many schools had fun sharing ideas. More...
Webwise_Seminars for Parents
Webwise and the National Parents Council have developed a Parents' Evening eSafety seminar. Schools may book a speaker by contacting the NCP. More...
Webwise_Family Fun Toolkit
Webwise and UPC launched a comprehensive Internet safety toolkit for parents and kids throughout Ireland. The ‘toolkit’ is translated into 11 major European languages and explores online safety issues . More...