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YSI Showcase 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Watch Your Space was delighted to spread the word about cyber bullying at the YSI 2013 Showcase.....

FOSI May 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 Z

To coincide with Ireland holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of 2013, Dublin was chosen as the venue to host the annual FOSI European forum......

Toddler proof your tablet!

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Simple and intuitive touch-screen technologies are allowing younger and younger children to play games and access the internet. Learn how to set parental controls, limiting which websites your child can view....

Tackle in app purchases

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Learn how to avoid a hefty credit card bill from unwanted in app purchases...

Top apps for preschoolers

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

We've waded through masses of apps and pulled out ten shiny nuggets of digital joy that you can use with your preschoolers...

Impact of Cyber Bullying

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 Z

The consequences of cyber bullying are wide reaching. Schools have a role, working with the wider community, and in particular parents, in tackling this issue...

Explained: What is Ask.fm?

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Ask.fm is a question platform site and is among the latest breed of web apps to become popular with Irish children.It's one of many similar websites now easily accessible online but is ahead of rivals like Formspring and Spillit with young Irish users...

Ask.fm Guide for Parents & Teachers

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Ask.fm is an anonymous question and answer platform website used regularly by lots of young people in Ireland and around the world. It allows anyone to post anonymous comments and questions to a person's profile. Here, Webwise outlines a step-by-step guide for parents and teachers detailing how young people sign-up and use the site...

Digital Childhood Seminar

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The latest seminar in the digital childhoods series was held recently at the Dublin Institute of Technology with a capacity audience treated to an engaging discussion on young people’s use of social networking websites. Representatives from Facebook, the Data Protection Commissioners (DPC), the National Centre for Technology...

News Archive

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:00:00 Z

As the summer holidays become a distant memory, and schools begin to get back into the normal routine of term life, Webwise is bringing you some new teaching resources which will help bring fresh new lessons to the classroom...