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Ofcom’s annual Children’s Media Literacy Audit published

Ofcom's annual Children's Media Literacy Audit has been published today with updated findings. The 3 rd annual report, is designed to give an overview of media literacy among UK children and young people aged 5-15 and their parents/ carers. Some interesting new findings to ponder... Social Networking...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 03-26-2010
myguide: Building parents’ and carers’ confidence online

Children's Minister Delyth Morgan yesterday launched a new facility on myguide , a free and easy-to-use tool to help parents and carers catch up with their children when it comes to the Internet. "myguide" helps provide the next step in the Government's implementation of Dr Tanya Byron's...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 08-25-2009
Becta’s “Oh, nothing much” report

The majority of parents say that they don't know as much about their child's day at school as they would like too, according to the " Oh, Nothing Much report " commissioned by Becta to support its Next Generation Learning campaign. The survey of 1,000 children aged between 7 and 14...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 04-15-2009
Connect Safely's Top Tips to prevent Sexting

Connect Safely have launched some top tips to protect teens from ‘ Sexting' which can be found here The advice is aimed at both parents and teen and looks at the legalities, effects and consequences sexting can have both now and on young people's futures. The advice is based on research - conversations...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 04-06-2009
UK Council for Child Internet Safety launches working groups

On March 26th 2009 Children's Minister Delyth Morgan announced the membership for four groups of professionals tasked with taking forward the work of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS). Formed in September 2008, UKCCIS is a forum of over 100 stakeholders to take forward the recommendations...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 03-27-2009
Generation "sexting"

90 young people in UK "have been cautioned as a result of posting sexual material of themselves or their underage friends online or on their mobile phones," the Daily Mail reports. This phenomena known as "Sexting" is becoming increasingly commonplace with children and young people...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 03-24-2009
Are today's young people raised in Captivity?

Dr Tanya Byron - author of the 2008 Byron Review into child safety on the Web and when using videogames - has stated that the risk-averse society we are currently living in is keeping children cooped up at home on a "global playground" called the Internet, where they can be at greater risk...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 03-24-2009
Is time spent online wasted?

A 3 year long project by American researchers exploring how kids use digital media in their everyday lives has been published as the " Digital Youth Project ". The "Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures" is a...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 11-25-2008
UK Council for Child Internet Safety launched

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) has been launched today wth the aim to help protect children from "harmful" web content, such as cyber-bullying and violent video games. The UK Council for Child Internet Safety wants to work with industry (such as Social Networking sites) to...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 09-29-2008
New Social Networking site launched for Parents of Teenagers

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Parentline Plus has launched a new social networking site aimed at parents of teenagers. It has been funded by the government and also runs a 24-hour helpline. Gotateenager is a "social networking and advice site that gives parents of teenagers...

Posted to e-Safety in Schools (Weblog) by averyr01 on 09-10-2008

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