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Welcome to the WISE KIDS website!
WISE KIDS Upcoming Events and News[->click here for more]
9th of August 2010:
WISE KIDS is delivering a training
session for Mental Health Professionals in Bristol on
Young People's use of Internet technologies.
16th of July 2010: WISE KIDS
delivered an "Internet in Education" Training session for
librarians from the National university of Singapore (in association with the
National Book Development Council of Singapore).
New - WISE KIDS Bridgend
Healthy Schools Resource
1st of Feb 2010 and 3rd of Feb 2010:
WISE KIDS - WISP Conference(s) in Swansea and Bangor respectively
entitled:
Young People in a Digital World 2010 - Preparing, Supporting and
Inspiring
[Video
archive from the Swansea conference now available] [For
Press Release click here;
in Welsh here]
1st of Feb 2010:
WISE KIDS also launches the Digital Youth Wales Network
9th of February 2010: European Safer Internet Day: WISE KIDS
delivered a Keynote at an ESIS Conference and a
presentation at the
CEOP
Safer Internet Day Conference in London.
Also launch of UKCCIS
'Click
Clever Click Safe' Campaign. 
WISE
KIDS has developed bilingual
Resources for the Welsh Assembly
Government.
http://esafety.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/
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Thought for the month
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we
must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
Google has an ability to search not just the web,
but online communities, news, images etc. Facilities like Google
Scholar, Google Alerts are very useful to anyone doing some form
of research. Click
here for more
information.
Social Networking Sites
Increasingly young people are using sites like Bebo.com,
Facebook and
MySpace.com to socialise and network with friends online.
Click here to
learn more
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... |
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Being Savvy Online: A
WISE KIDS Guide
An
online version to this WISE KIDS guide based on brochures in
print. Click here for the guide
in English; and here for the guide
in Welsh.
 Gillian
Barrow from Edward Geldards Solicitors looks at the question:
"Is
it legal to download music?"..[more]
WISE KIDS Ethnographic
Research
Click here to save or view the summary of
the WISE KIDS Ethnographic
Research findings for the Peer Mentoring Programme. Click
here to
read the last press release on the programme.
Link to the WISE KIDS Site
To
find out how you can link to the WISE KIDS site
click here. |
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Ever wondered if there were search sites just for young people?
...[more]
If you encounter illegal content either via email, browsing the
web, or otherwise, you can report it here ...[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. Click
here to get WISE KIDS guidance
on tackling cyberbullying
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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