Safer Internet Day is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. Over the years, Safer Internet Day has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide, and across all continents. The
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Reports that two young Irish men have died as a result of what’s called a ‘Neknomination’ calls into question the use of social media to drive peer pressure. Irish Independent article Irish Daily Mirror article Sunday World article TheJournal.ie #STOPneknomination (please share the # on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) The drinking trend believed to originate in Australia and coined “Neknomination” involves the “neknominator” who, after posting a video of themselves online downing a pint, then “neknominates” one or two of his friends to follow suit. The rules dictate that they now have 24 hours to upload their video and nominate
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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, I have found that while tweens and teens are up to date with social technologies, their appreciation for protecting their online privacy and reputation is minimal. I began thinking quite seriously about this topic and decided that I could and should do something about it. So in conjunction with my 18-year old daughter Sophie we set about developing a new course for Transition Year students. Young Minds Online is a seven month course
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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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