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3rd of June 2013: Sangeet Bhullar will be offering a satellite workshop: ‘A Masterclass on 21st Century Digital Competencies – Bring your own devices’ at the Digital 2013 Conference in Newport.
6th of June 2013: WISE KIDS is delivering a half day of interactive training sessions for Year 5 and 6 pupils as well as parents at Ysgol Melin Gruffydd.

12th, 13th and 14th of June 2013: WISE KIDS is collaborating with the UK Safer Internet Centre and Welsh Government to deliver free 2 hour workshop sessions across Wales for professionals working with young people. More details soon.

News: Safer Internet Day - WISE KIDS and the Children's Commisioner for Wales announce new research initiative


Thought for the month
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Google keeps providing new services. It's latest offering is Google Play. Click here for more information.
 

Social Networking Sites Today young and old alike have accounts on social networking sites like Facebook, and even businesses have Facebook pages. Click here to find out more about how you can use these sites more safely: Safe Social Networking

UK Council for Child Internet Safety - UKCCIS
Read more about the work of the UKCCIS formed in Sept 2008.

How to Get Safe Online
GetSafeOnline is a government Internet Safety initiative which provides consumers, businesses and parents with information on protecting their PCs, themselves and their businesses. Click here to find out more


Fun Links
The Internet offers many  fun activities. You can make a movie online, send an e-greeting card, create an online band and more...

Link to the WISE KIDS Site
To find out how you can link to the WISE KIDS site click here.

 

 

WISE KIDS Resources
To find out more about the different resources that WISE KIDS has created: [
Publications; Conferences; Digital Youth Wales Network]
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Picture of Gillian Barrow, Legal ExpertGillian Barrow from Edward Geldards Solicitors looks at the question: "Is it legal to download music?"..[more]

Get Started and Learn More about the Internet
The Internet is an amazing tool for education, learning and socialising.
Want to up skill and learn more? Check out the BBC's 1st Click pages, the BBC's Webwise  pages and the Go On - Make Online Easy site.

To Inspire You
The Internet has a wealth of inspiring material - talks, tutorials and more. Have a look at TED talks and VideoJug

Parenting in a Digital Age
Vodafone has an excellent Digital Parenting Guide; they also have a useful  age-appropriate checklist for parents.

Interview with Dan Appleman

Vickee and Ravinder from the WISE KIDS Teen Panel interview  author, consultant, youth leader and IT specialist, Dan Appleman, on his new book "Always Use  Protection, A Teen's guide to Safe Computing". Click here to read the interview.



 

 

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Ever wondered if there were search sites just for young people? ...[more]


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If you encounter illegal content either via email, browsing the web, or otherwise, you can report it here ...[more]


Internet Safety Video Clips
The following page provides links to a number of video clips provided by Google and others to reflect on different aspects of being safe online....[more]

Cyberbullying
Many young people today get bullied via their mobile phones or via online websites. Schools and teachers also need help in tackling this problem. See our WISE KIDS page on tackling cyberbullying.

Sexting
When a young person creates or distributes an explicit image of themselves or their friend/ boyfriend or girlfriend, this is referred to as sexting. To find out more see our page on sexting.


Homework Help
The Internet has great websites for fun, learning, games and homework help...[more]


WISE KIDS Guide to Net Etiquette
Net Etiquette are the rules that have developed as people have begun to communicate and interact on the Internet..[more]

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