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Are you a post-primary school student who has lots of ideas about how to tackle online safety
Continue ReadingAre you a post-primary school student who has lots of ideas about how to tackle online safety
Continue ReadingWhatsApp is free to download messenger app for smartphones. WhatsApp uses the internet to send messages, images,
Continue ReadingSnapchat is an application used to share photos, videos, text, and drawings. It's free to download the
Continue ReadingPrivacy settings on social networking services Social media can be both a personal and public space; this brings
Continue ReadingWhat is Periscope? Periscope is an app that lets you share and experience live video streams direct from your
Continue ReadingWhat is Yik Yak? Described by TechCrunch as a "hyperlocal anonymous Twitter", Yik Yak is a service
Continue ReadingWhisper is an anonymous social networking app. Users post confessions, either fact or fiction, by super imposing
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Continue ReadingA new Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook, was launched by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD
Continue ReadingA new report on children’s use of the internet launched to mark Safer Internet Day 2015 has
Continue ReadingManaging your online reputation has never been more important. We’ve put together a list of useful talking
Continue ReadingThe #Up2Us Anti-Bullying Kit, launched by the Minister for Education on Safer Internet Day 2014, is now
Continue ReadingTaking a screenshot is an important skill for young people and parents to have. This article will
Continue ReadingThe Webwise Youth Advisory Panel was delighted to be invited to make a submission to the Internet
Continue ReadingA new Net Children Go Mobile report on children’s use of the internet in Ireland from Dr.
Continue ReadingWorried 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