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11 Tips for protecting your privacy

If you’re new to teaching, or just new to Facebook, one thing you should definitely do before you step foot […]

MySelfie and the Wider World is launched

A new Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook, was launched by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD in Dublin Castle […]

Where to Find Help

General Barnardos Barnardos works with vulnerable children and their families in Ireland and campaigns for the rights of all children. Get […]

#Up2Us Anti-Bullying Kit now available in Irish

The #Up2Us Anti-Bullying Kit, launched by the Minister for Education on Safer Internet Day 2014, is now available in Irish. […]

MySelfie – Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying

A resource for teachers provided by WebWise and the PDST for primary school teachers in Ireland. This resource for teachers was made in Ireland.

How to Take a Screenshot on your PC, Phone or Tablet

  Taking a screenshot is an important skill for young people and parents to have. This article will show you […]

Tablets and Internet Safety: 10 Things to Think About

Is your school considering introducing tablets? Or maybe you have recently started using them? If so, you have probably spent […]

The Webwise Primary Programme

The Webwise Primary Programme is the first-ever primary school internet safety teaching resource. The Webwise Primary Programme is a booklet which gives SPHE teachers assistance in teaching safe and responsible internet use.

ThinkB4UClick

Think B4U Click explores the issue of privacy in the context of the Junior Cycle CSPE class. Young people use the internet every day. And sometimes, they forget that what they say on social networking sites and in chat rooms is publicly accessible by anyone, anytime.

Helplines: Listening, Supporting and Empowering

In an age of instant computer-based communications, it’s good to know that more traditional, and perhaps more personal forms of listening and advice services exist. Here, we give you the low down on both telephone services.

How to: Google SafeSearch for Parents and Teachers

Google's SafeSearch filters allow you to change your browser setting to filter out adult content in Google search results. Here's how you set it up

Facebook tips for teachers from students

The theme for Safer Internet Day (SID) is Connecting Generations and to help connect the generations for SID the Webwise Youth Panel have come up with some tips for teachers who use Facebook

Hotline.ie: Reporting Illegal Internet Material

Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and […]

Schools, Bullying and Cyberbullying

Bullying and cyberbullying are two sides of the same coin. Both are linked and display many of the same patterns, characteristics and methods. Both have a massive impact, physically and mentally, on victims. The issue of bullying is a complex one that transcends the school environment

Social Networking Advice for Teachers

Today, social networking of one kind or another is used by almost everyone with access to the internet. Whether it’s teachers, students or parents, the way we communicate with each other has changed so much within the last decade

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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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