#BeInCtrl – A Short Film on Online Grooming from PDST Technology in Education on Vimeo. Created to compliment the Be […]
Webwise, the internet safety initiative of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), a support service of the Department of […]
Part of the Lockers Teaching Resource which includes a corresponding lesson; Just For Fun addresses the topic of non-consensual image […]
The #up2us anti-bullying resource comes complete with a interactive poster-making kit. This is a great actviity to incorporate as part […]
To mark the launch of Safer Internet Day 2016, Webwise, the internet safety initiative of the Professional Development Service […]
A new Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook, was launched by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD in Dublin Castle […]
Safer Internet Day 2015, celebrated on February 10th, was the biggest and best one yet. Officially launched in Dublin Castle by Minister […]
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.
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.
In 2010, the Junior Certificate CSPE exam posed technology-related questions to students in a State exams first. As evidence of the importance of the ThinkB4UCLick resource, which you can read more about here, examiners asked pupils about social networking.
The #Up2Us Anti-Bullying Contest is all about making your community an anti-bullying zone. You might hold a Friendship Day, lead a peer mentoring programme or run an anti-bullying poster campaign. Beating bullying is #Up2Us so take an action today to address bullying and cyber bullying and you could win some great prizes.
The Garda Schools Programme in conjunction with the Department of Education and Skills has designed a lesson plan on internet safety for Junior Cycle post-primary students. The lesson which includes the "Connect with Respect" pack, addresses the social media element of the personal safety module of the Garda Schools Programme. The Connect with Respect resource aims to help students in Secondary schools to understand the impact that cyber bullying can have on different people, and to recognise that cyber bullying, is not acceptable.
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.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
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.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry