Senator Backs Campaign to Protect Young Minds Online

“Social media studies should be part of school curriculum” – Senator Hildegarde Naughton   Galway-based Senator Hildegarde Naughton is backing a campaign to protect young minds online and is calling for social media studies to be introduced into the school curriculum. Her comments come on the first day of Social Media Week 2014 (#SMW14, 17-21 February). “I will be asking Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn to consider introducing a programme such as Young Minds Online into the school curriculum. The issue of cyber-bullying and protecting young minds online comes up frequently during the course of my work and I feel very

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Senator Naughton Congratulates TY’s in Seanad on Young Minds Online

  Digital Training Institute got an important mention in Seanad Éireann last week when Senator Hildegarde Naughton congratulated  Transition Year students from Salerno Secondary School in Salthill, Galway who are currently studying Young Minds Online.   TY Students from Salerno who are studying Young Minds Online   The course developed by Digital Training Institute is being piloted in Salerno during the 2013/2014 Academic year.   Senator Naughton says, “I commend the Transition Year students and teachers in your school on their proactive initiative in helping develop and understand online etiquette, safeguarding ones privacy online and tacking the issue of cyber-bullying.   “It’s great to see

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