Young Minds Online – Survey of Social Media Use Presentation

Survey of Social Media Use The Transition Year students  of Salerno completed a study of social media use among 1st years and 6th years in their school, one of the first studies of its kind. In this presentation the students discuss their findings and results from the survey. Young Minds Online – Survey of Social Media Use – Salerno Showcase from Digital Training Institute

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ABC’s of Privacy Settings

The Importance of Privacy Settings   Social Media has given us the chance to stay connected with friends and family around the world, it is a fantastic tool that can keep us close to those to those we miss aroundthe world, but with social media comes responsibilty. Think about it, Would you open your door to any given stranger and let them into your life without knowing anything about them? Probably not. so why do we allow this to happen  online? You need to be careful with the information you share online and how you protect it.   There are

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‘Social Media is the new future and is ever evolving’ – Seamus Leahy, St. Patrick’s College, Thurles

  Social Media – Managing Your Online Reputation   On Friday April 4th 2014 I attended a workshop entitled “Social Media- Online Reputation & Best Practice” by Joanne Sweeney- Burke. Before the commencement of this workshop, I have to admit I was a small bit worried. I did not know what we were going to be looking at or doing. Once we stepped inside the door to this workshop, we were all told what we would be doing for the day. Joanne went through the outline of the course and we were able to see what exactly was happening. We

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Young Minds Online in Leinster House

Young Minds Online Presented to Minister for Education Joanne Sweeney-Burke, Managing Director of Digital Training Institute along with her daughter Sophie and Mr. Brian Fogarty of Salerno Secondary School, Salthill met with the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn this week in Leinster House. The meeting was facilitated by Senator Hildegarde Naughton. The meeting was arranged to brief Minister Quinn on the Transition Year course Young Minds Online developed by Joanne and her daughter Sophie. Mr. Fogarty attended the meeting with Joanne and Sophie to represent Salerno Secondary School in Salthill who were the first school in the country to use

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