16/06/2015
Well done to Sophie Burke who completed the Barnardos cyberbullying workshop today. Sophie is our Youth Mentor at Webiket.
Young Minds Online is a course designed for TY students to help them understand what steps need to be taken to safeguard their social media use.
As a parent of an impressionable teenager, Joanne long-held the view that teens and tweens require a toolbox of skills to help them protect their online reputation. As a digital practitioner and trainer Joanne was well equipped to navigate her daughter Sophie through her social media years, but realised that other parents were not so knowledgeable about the online world. Together Joanne and her 18
16/06/2015
Well done to Sophie Burke who completed the Barnardos cyberbullying workshop today. Sophie is our Youth Mentor at Webiket.
14/06/2015
Our co-Founder Lisa Wright will be on The Sunday Grill on Beat 102 103 just after 10am with Orla Rapple discussing your child's cyber wellbeing.
Listen live here: http://www.beat102103.com/player_new.php
02/06/2015
We are delighted to partner with Kaspersky Lab who are sharing our eLearning courses with their customers. Our co-founder Lisa Wight is quoted in their press release below.
How can you protect your from ? Talk to them. How? What about? Here are some tips: https://kas.pr/Mhi5
23/04/2015
Would you welcome new technology to identify if your child is being cyberbullied. Mary Aiken is developing Cyber: CSI in conjunction with a new company in Silicon Valley.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/new-weapon-for-parents-in-the-war-on-cyberbullying-31164720.html
New weapon for parents in the war on cyber-bullying Parents may soon be able to spot whether their child is being bullied on social media sites thanks to a new programme being devised by an Irish cyber expert.
06/03/2015
Great initiative by Lions Clubs! not
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/schools-to-distribute-cyberbullying-leaflets-316275.html
Schools to distribute cyberbullying leaflets Homes with school-going children will receive anti-bullying leaflets from Lions Clubs
04/03/2015
What do you think of Facebook's new su***de prevention strategy? You will be alerted if a friend posts something to suggest they are feeling down or vulnerable? Perhaps we need to think more then about who we 'friend' on Facebook given lots of people are friends with strangers.
14/02/2015
While cyber bully remains a very real issues, we are delighted to learn that Ireland is ahead of the curve in term of education. We look forward to adding our eLearning courses into the mix.
New Report Shows Ireland Ahead of the Curve in Cyber Bullying Education | Young Minds Online A new report on children’s use of the Internet launched to mark Safer Internet Day 2015 (February 15) has found that Irish schools are considerably above the EU
10/02/2015
Today is Safer Internet Day! Here's everything you need to know about today and how you can get involved.
http://youngmindsonline.ie/safer-internet-day-2015/
Safer Internet day 2015 | Young Minds Online We are very excited to be part of the 2015 Safer Internet Day. Young Minds Online will celebrate the occasion by giving away some FREE 'Be A Cyber Buddy Not A
19/01/2015
Thought of the day. It's time we review what we post and share online.
19/01/2015
We are very busy this week writing content and getting our course ready.
16/01/2015