What does SnapHack Mean for Snapchat
If you are one of many waves of people (8 Million Unique Users as of May 2013, sending 350 million snaps per day) who have already jumped all over Snapchat, well you’re going to want to prick your ears up. If you’ve have been living on some distant...
Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2013
We wanted to get a quick blog post out, in relation to the recent report, by Ofcom Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report (2013) and share some of the findings which stood out in this latest research . For a start, some good news. I...
Lesson from Paris – Manage your online Reputation
On my drive home tonight from a radio interview where we were discussing how young people can manage their online reputation, it got me thinking that I must write up a blog post on some thoughts and tips. They might just help prevent some young...
Don’t have time to check your Child Online?
"Online child abusers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their forensic awareness to cover tracks" The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) Environmental Scan 2012 - Online Child Safety But I hear you say…can my child be exposed to these...
Resilient Children Less Likely to Be CyberBullied
‘Across all risks and with all children talking to someone was the most popular coping strategy’ EU Kids Online (2012) on CyberBullying and negative online experiences. Research has found that building resilience in children and young people...
Does CyberBullying just affect kids?
Some people seem to be under the illusion that CyberBullying is a type of behaviour, which is directed towards children and young people. It is true that CyberBullying prominently affects children but more and more cases of CyberBullying are...
Staying on the right side of the Law on Twitter
Its nothing new that many of us now are having our conversations via Social Media and in particular on platforms such as Twitter – I for one are am massive Twitter fan the platform has become an important aspect of how I communicate my messages to...
Fine Tune Facebook Privacy
Probably very few of our young people think about updating their Facebook privacy settings when it comes to what they post on Facebook. Privacy for many does not seem to be at the top of the list when using social media. Well here’s the thing it needs to...
Teaching Good Social Media Conduct in the Classroom
Like it or not, Social Media Platforms like Facebook & Twitter have become a fundamental way in which young people CHOOSE to communicate. You’ll notice I’m emphasising the word ‘choose’ because of how central in our lives technological communication...
Child-Safe Usage of Smartphones & Tablet Devices
The idea for this blog post came to me on Christmas Day. I was at my local Church’s Christmas Day Children’s Service. On Christmas morning our Priest likes to ask the children in the congregation what Santa had brought them. The kids (and...
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