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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Young Minds Online – Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign Presentation

Safebook Over the past seven months these TY students from Salerno Secondary School, Salthill have been developing an anti-cyberbullying campaign in their school. In this presentation the students outline how they went about developing their campaign and discuss their experiences with Young Minds Online.   Young Minds Online – Anti-Cyber Bullying Campaign – 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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Cyber Bullying Module for Schools

Anti Social Media Behaviour – Cyber Bullying Module   The issue of cyber bullying is becoming greater, especially among teens online. In February this year the National Association of Principles and Deputy Principles called upon the Government to introduce a National Policy to tackle Cyber Bullying after a survey found that there was a 33% increase in Cyber-Bullying since last year. Digital Training Institute Managing Director and Young Minds Online Founder, Joanne Sweeney-Burke has backed the calls by NAPD to establish formal training for teens and parents in social media and has now developed a course for students and teens to help tackle Cyber

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