If you’re on Facebook or Twitter or any of the myriad social networks rolling out across the web, you might want to heed the The Word of US comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert.  All jokes aside, Colbert has important things… Read more »

August 27, 2010 in: Learners, Parents, Teachers
Tags: cyber-safety, digital citizenship, identity, social networking, Web 2.0

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Web 2.0, the social media, and convergence are radically changing the traditional media landscape. Read more »

July 13, 2010 in: Learners, Parents, Schools, Teachers
Tags: digital citizenship, digital literacy, ICT, Web 2.0

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Meme Play simulates the online world, warts and all. When you play the Meme game you pit yourself against a barrage of cyber threats and negative online events, as you attempt to navigate the online world safely and securely. Meme… Read more »

June 10, 2010 in: Learners, Parents, Schools, Teachers
Tags: cyber-bullying, cyber-safety, digital citizenship, digital literacy, Facebook, ICT, learning, Roar, safeguarding, social networking, teaching

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Findings across Europe suggest that for online teenagers, the rank ordering of risks experienced is fairly similar. Giving out personal information is the most common risky behaviour, followed by encountering pornography online, then by seeing violent or hateful… Read more »

June 30, 2009 in: Parents, Schools, Teachers
Tags: bullying, cyber-bullying, cyber-safety, digital citizenship, digital literacy, government, safeguarding, teasing, Web 2.0

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