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Living Our Best Lives: Managing Your Online Well-Being, Zeminar 2018

Last week,  Webwise once again took to the main stage at Zeminar Youth Conference, an event that focuses on the […]

Webcam Blackmail – Advice for Parents

Young people are using video and webcam chat to hang out with friends and meet new people. There are risks, […]

Tips to Protect Yourself Online #BeInCtrl

 If someone is trying to get you to send them money or threatening you for more explicit images or […]

Digital Age of Consent

In this article, we take a look at big data, the new set of  Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and ask […]

Considerations for Smartphone Use in Schools

All schools are now required to consult with the school community including teachers, students and parents on the use of […]

Influencers Top Tips on Online Safety

Influencers Top Tips In this series of interviews, some of Ireland’s top influencers give their top tips on how they […]

Taoiseach launches Government’s Action Plan for Online Safety

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD was today (Wednesday) joined by a number of Government Ministers to launch the Government’s Action […]

Our Year in Review: Highlights to Date 17/18

As we approach the end of another school year we take a look back at some of the important work […]

Screen time – Advice for Parents

Are you concerned about how much time your child spends on their phone/tablet/computer? We’ve put together a guide for parents […]

Explained: What is False Information (Fake News)?

Dealing with Cyberbullying in Schools

Cyberbullying, the targeting of someone through the use of technology, is quickly outpacing the traditional forms of bullying. And the internet is its battlefield. Here we outline why cyberbullying has become so widespread and give advice to schools on how to deal with it. For a guide to what cyberbullying is, click here for our piece which explains the new phenomenon.

Safer Internet Day 2018 in Ireland

For Safer Internet Day 2018, Webwise Ireland launched a new educational resource called Be in Ctrl. This new post-primary resource […]

Talking Points: Online Pornography

The reality of life today is that, whether accidentally or on purpose, your child will come across pornography on the […]

#BeInCtrl Big Picture Competition

We are delighted to announce the Grand Prizes winners of the Safer Internet Day 2018 #BeInCtrl Big Picture Competition is […]

Ireland Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2018

Today, across Ireland over 100,000 people in schools, youth groups and clubs joined together in celebrating the fifteenth year of […]

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