Young Minds Online Free Presentation In Your School

There are very many reasons why we need to protect Young Minds Online. As a mother of two children and a regular speaker and mentor in schools, Joanne found that while tweens and teens are up to date with social technologies, their appreciation for protecting their online privacy and reputation is minimal. Joanne has also long held the idea that very often parents aren’t aware of the pitfalls or indeed advantages of social. And so they cannot be of help in trying online situations. Joanne began thinking quite seriously about this topic and decided that she could and should do something about

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Cyberbullying..What Action is the Goverment Willing to Take to Tackle the Increase

Earlier this week it was announced that the NAPD will call on the Government to develop a national cyberbullying policy after survey conducted by Amárach Research, found that 16 per cent of students have experienced bullying online, a 33 per cent increase on last year. The recent reports led to debate about the actions the Government intend to take to tackle the increase on cyberbullying. We came across this and though it might be of interest to our readers.   Topical Issue Debate The need for the government to outline what action it intends to take to tackle the increase in

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You Are What You ‘Tweet’

Importance of protecting your online reputation Your Online Reputation is not just for business, adults or third level students. Your Online Reputation is YOU! Google has an ever-lasting memory and your online reputation will stick like mud. Your personal brand is your reputation. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it. However, you can damage it by your online activity. Your brand in life is very important because we live by our reputation. Your peers, parents, teachers, acquaintances, employer and prospective employers can all ‘judge’ or give an opinion about you based on the online reputation you have created of

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Learn To Love Your Online Reputation This Valentines Day

Love Your Online Reputation As we increasingly live out our lives online, we’re finding that not only are there major downsides to all of that social media over-sharing—but we may have little control over the way we appear on the internet. The rise of the internet has given birth to a lot of good things … and a lot of things that are not so good. (Forbes) Your online reputation can be seen in a number of ways. Whether you’re looking for a job, selling a product, or trying to score a date with that girl/guy you always bump into on

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