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Online Safety in the Classroom – Webinars for Primary and Post-Primary Teachers

Evening webinars for primary and post-primary teachers on online safety in the classroom. The aim of the webinars is to give teachers further knowledge and confidence to use the available Webwise resources to teach online safety topics to their students.

Hotline.ie 2020 Annual Report

Hotline.ie, the Irish national reporting centre, releases its 2020 Annual Report – Break the Cycle one report at a time

How to Enable TikTok Privacy and Safety Settings

TikTok is a popular social media platform for creating, sharing and discovering short videos.  Our Explainer Guide outlines how it […]

Children’s rights apply in the digital world

The Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted its general comment No. 25 (2021) on children's rights in relation to the digital environment. Its adoption makes explicit - for the first time - that children’s rights apply in the digital world.

Explained: What are Loot Boxes?

Loot boxes are mystery bundles of virtual items related to a video game.

Distance learning safety advice and considerations 

With learning and education going online, here is a reminder of some key considerations – now more important than ever – that schools should factor into their plans to ensure a safe learning experience for students and teachers.

Safer Internet Day in Ireland 2021

Thousands of people in Ireland participated in Safer Internet Day 2021. Although circumstances were different this year, students, schools and organisations adapted to the situation and organised virtual activities and events to engage in meaningful celebrations to help create a safer and better internet for all, especially young people. A wide range of events took place in Ireland to mark Safer Internet Day, and here are some of the highlights.

EduMediaTest Programme Call for Participation

Webwise is currently recruiting schools to take part in the EduMediaTest Programme, which will allow students to complete an online questionnaire to test their knowledge and abilities to identify disinformation, detect hidden interests in sources, spot stereotypes, and to behave responsibly when it comes to copyright.

SID Ambassador Leadership Award 2021

The Ambassador Programme empowers students by providing them with opportunities to develop leadership, human-relations, team-building and communication skills. Students make a commitment to lead by example, demonstrate respect and responsibility, and engage in community service.

#BeKindOnline Webinar Series

As part of Safer Internet Day 2021, the Irish Safer Internet Centre hosted a series of free online safety webinars for parents and educators. All webinars are free to attend simply register via the links below.

Managing your online wellbeing: Safer Internet Day Remote Activities

As we spend more time on the internet, here are useful remote activities you could do to promote online wellbeing for Safer Internet Day.

Order SID Wristbands

Planning something for Safer Internet Day? Register your Safer Internet Day event and get featured on our Safer Internet Day Event Map! We will also send out FREE wristbands for all of your participants.

Regulators and public institutions in seven countries will develop a tool to evaluate and improve media education for European pupils aged 14 to 18

It will assess pupils’ ability to identify disinformation, detect hidden interests in sources, spot stereotypes, and encourage them to behave […]

Order Safer Internet Day Wristbands

Share your plans to mark Safer Internet Day and order your free wristbands

Covid-19 safe Safer Internet Day ideas

Safer Internet Day activities may look a little different this year as we adapt to Covid-19 restrictions, but #SID2021 can still be a fun, vibrant and engaging celebration!

Helplines

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Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.

Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.

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The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.

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Report Illegal Content

Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.

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Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry