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Online Safety Information Night March 2010

Over the course of three Monday nights in March, a total of 13 parents participated in internet safety workshops entitled "Our Children Online". The workshops, a parent-teacher collaboration, were organised and presented by Catherine Cronin, Aisling Murray and Shirley Connolly.

The workshops covered a wide range of internet safety information and guidelines, and included practical sessions on safe searching, parental controls and privacy controls. There was great interest in the social networking practical sessions, which covered ClubPenguin, YouTube and Facebook. The information presented during the sessions, as well as a list of internet safety web sites, is now available on the school web site to access here and also through our links page.

Recommended sites

ThinkuKnow Guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people from Think U Know. Learn about online safety when using blogs, chatting, online gaming, ...

CommonsenseMedia Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.

PCmag Online Magazine with guides to using parental settings and safety settings on popular gaming consoles, Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable (PSP) , Nintendo Wii ...

Social Networking Profile & Privacy Video Clip; recommended for 8 years and up. from CEOPs Thinkuknow education programme that helps children to understand what constitutes personal information. The assembly enables children to understand that they need to be just as protective of their personal information online, as they are in the real world.