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Children’s perspectives on ‘self-generated’ sexual material – New Research

Research on “Child ‘self-generated’ sexual material online: children and young people’s perspectives.” has been published by WeProtect Global Alliance, with […]

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Borrisokane CC Student Lorcan Participates in EU Research

  Members of our Youth Panellists were invited to take part in research conducted by the European Institute for Gender […]

Digital Literacy Skills: Finding Information

The internet has provided us with a wealth of information at our fingertips. The problem with this is, we almost have too much information to choose from. It is sometimes difficult to sort between real information, misinformation, opinions, and bias. Most of us rely on search engines to do the sorting for us but this also isn’t enough. Students need to know how to search accurately and then to evaluate the information they find, our critical thinking guide will help you develop these skills.

Parenting issues will not be solved because ‘there is an app for that’

New Study on Online Parental Controls from EU Kids Online:  A critical stance towards online parental controls is paramount as […]

Irish schools above the EU average in tackling Internet Safety

A new report on children’s use of the internet launched to mark Safer Internet Day 2015 has found that Irish […]

Net Children Go Mobile: latest findings

A new Net Children Go Mobile report on children’s use of the internet in Ireland from Dr. Brian O’Neill and Thuy Dinh (DIT) was released on Safer Internet Day 2014. It builds on previous research from the EU Kids Online Project into children’s risks and safety online. For this piece of research, 500 children between the ages of 9 and 16 were interviewed in November and December 2013.

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