The use of technology can be beneficial for children, and parents should treat reports about apparent adverse impacts with caution, according to an academic.
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Herald Scotland
17 Apr 2014
Young victims of cyber-bullying may avoid telling their parents because they are afraid their phone, iPad or laptop could be taken away, an expert has warned.
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Irish Independent
15 Apr 2014
The Evidence Group of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety has published three new Research Highlights.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
10 Apr 2014
Several technology firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw.
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BBC
10 Apr 2014
Pop-up will question people who haven’t changed their settings, while Facebook performs 80 trillion privacy checks a day
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The Guardian
10 Apr 2014
Younger generations adopting social media have learned lessons from their older counterparts, and are acting smarter when it comes to privacy online.
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The Information Daily
09 Apr 2014
Forget Neknominate: It's random acts of kindness from pupils at The Perse in Cambridge as RAKnominate craze takes off on Facebook
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Cambridge News
09 Apr 2014
Updated information following the release of the latest Ofsted Inspecting E-safety Briefing
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E-safety Support
08 Apr 2014
Union to debate teachers' concerns about 'tablet addiction' among school pupils at the ATL conference in Manchester
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The Guardian
08 Apr 2014
Updates to the briefings and information for use during inspections of maintained schools and academies
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Ofsted
04 Apr 2014
Let's start by ditching the word "cyber bullying" - this isn't a new phenomenon, but it is harder for parents and teachers to deal with than harassment and abuse than occurs offline.
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New Statesman
04 Apr 2014
Cyber bullying among children in Ireland is a growing problem and teachers are not sure how to deal with it, a survey has revealed,
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BBC
04 Apr 2014
Global pop giants One Direction have helped two Irish schoolgirls unearth a worrying online trend, prompting an internet safety warning for teenage girls.
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Irish Examiner
03 Apr 2014
A teacher has been sacked after she called one pupil “cowface” and labelled others “feral” on Twitter.
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Telegraph
03 Apr 2014
McAfee launch schools competition for a super hero mascot, to protect the online world from cybercrime
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Education Technology
02 Apr 2014
Rhiannon Scully was admitted to hospital after downing a cocktail of whisky and vodka, encouraged by her friends
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Telegraph
01 Apr 2014
A primary school has warned parents that adults posing as children have sent "obscene" messages to some of its pupils on a popular game website.
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BBC
01 Apr 2014
Researchers who tracked web use habits say 44,000 primary school children in the UK accessed adult material
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The Guardian
01 Apr 2014
A teenager who was forced to hand over her Facebook password by school officials so they could check her private messages has been awarded $70,000 in damages.
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Daily Mail
28 Mar 2014
A UK industry regulator has called for the law to be changed to require pornography sites to carry out age checks before granting access.
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BBC
28 Mar 2014