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Digital Media Literacy Short Course

On this Digital Media Literacy Hub teachers will find relevant resources, guidance, and support for the updated Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course.

About: Digital Media Literacy Short Course

This short course aims to extend and refine students’ digital, media, and critical literacies and their ability to use digital technology, communication tools, and the internet creatively, critically, and safely, in support of their development, learning and capacity to participate effectively in digital spaces.

Resource Mapping

Webwise has created a guide to useful resources that have been mapped to the Digital Media LiteracyShort Course. It includes links to resources mapped to each Strand.

Digital Media Literacy Short Course – Resource Mapping Booklet.

Teacher Supports

Cyberbullying Course – Webwise/Oide TIE

tackling gender-based violence online – MOOC

Empowering Educators for the Next Digital Decade – MOOC

An Evolving Online Safety Landscape – MOOC

Empowering teachers as digital lifelong learners – MOOC

Child Online Safety: What Educators need to know – MOOC

Webwise Resources

Webwise has a range of curriculum aligned online safety and digital citizenship resources for primary and post-primary. These are available to teachers and schools for free.

Helplines

Talk to someone

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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helpline@npc.ie

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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