Childnet - making the internet a great and safe place
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We are an online safety charity and it is our mission to make the internet a great and safe place for all children and young people. We create free resources to be used with 3-18 year olds tackling online issues.
We are an online safety charity and it is our mission to make the internet a great and safe place for all children and young people. We create free resources to be used with 3-18 year olds tackling online issues.
A printable version of our SMART rules for primary aged children, containing useful safety websites and advice to help keep you and your friends safe when using the internet and mobile devices.
A collection of quick activities for use with 7-11 year olds to help explore the concept of screen time.
These activities are designed to:
Be quick to run and easy to adapt.
Be used with young people aged 7-11 years old (but adaptable for other ages).
Help young people recognise the signs they may experience when they’ve been online too long.
Help young people recognise the importance of balancing online and offline activities.
Learning activities to generate discussion about livestreaming and related online safety messages.
Livestreaming is becoming a very popular way for people to broadcast themselves on apps and sites such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and YouTube.
Young people might use these services to broadcast live video footage to others, such as their friends, a certain group of people or the general public.
This resource has been produced to support teachers and other professionals working with young people and it includes the following:
An introduction for staff on the topic of livestreaming and how their students may engage with it.
Two scenario based activities to support students and staff in discussing some of the risks of livestreaming.
A page of livestreaming tips provided by Childnet Digital Leaders.
Digital resilience is a key skill that we want young people to develop. Whilst going online can be incredibly fun and enjoyable, there can also be times when a young person can feel upset, not good enough, or left out.
These are the occasions when young people will need strategies to help themselves and also to help their friends if they are having a difficult time online.
This lesson aims to look at the positive and negative experiences young people have online, consider the impact they may have and devise ways to build digital resilience.
Lesson plan looking at watching and sharing videos online for young people under the age of 13.
Developed in response to feedback from parents and professionals about the use of video-sharing platforms by young people under the age of 13, including TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Snapchat.
This lesson supports learners to:
Recognise the possible risks of using online video-sharing platforms.
Understand that not all video content should be shared with all audiences.
Develop a bank of practical strategies to use on online video-sharing platforms.
It also includes teacher guidance on how to talk about age-restricted platforms with young people who are not yet old enough to be using them, but may already be doing so.
‘On the internet’ is a learning-to-read book for children aged 4 and above.
It has been written for your child to read, with your help when needed. There is no ‘right’ or ‘expected’ number of words for your child to read in this book. Their interaction will be based entirely on their ability. There are puzzles after the story. You will need to read the instructions for these to your child.
Top tips for reading this book together:
Encourage your child to read as much as they can, and help them to sound out the words if they get stuck.
Encourage your child to begin by sounding out the simpler words, e.g. a, can, for etc., and progress from there. Each sentence begins with, ‘You can,’ so this repeated phrase will become familiar.
It’s a good idea to read the story several times. Practising, and pointing out, the different sound combinations will help to build your child’s confidence.
Choose a time to read when your child is not too tired or distracted. You do not need to read the whole book in one sitting and can always return to it later. Only read for as long as your child wants to.
Remember to give lots of encouragement, and praise, for their efforts!
The main aim of this book is enjoyment! If your child wants you to read the entire text to them, that’s fine too!
Guidance notes
The following sounds are included:
ll, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, oa, oo (moon), oo (book), ar, or, ear, ure, er.
It is important that your child tries to read these as letter combinations, rather than reading each letter individually. If they are unsure, look at the words together and see if they can spot any sound patterns that they are familiar with.
Non-decodable words included: the, you, so.
A set of A3 posters covering some of the issues young people face online. We think these posters will mainly be suitable for young people aged 11 and over but they can be used with younger children.
Safer Internet Day 2019 focused on the theme of consent online. For this age group we looked at consent amongst friendship groups with what might be shared between them. We also looked at consent for the data about us that is being collected and shared when we go online.
This pack contains:
A guide to using the pack
Assembly/lesson presentation and script
Top tips videos
Quick activities
Whole school or community activities
We would like to thank Verizon Media for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2019 focused on the issue of consent online.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2019.
This pack contains:
a fully supported lesson plan
quick activities
whole school/community activities
assembly presentation with script
We would like to thank Verizon Media for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2019 focused upon the issue of consent online. This pack is designed for parents and carers to look at these issues with their children. For younger children the tasks focus on permission between friends and family before moving on to issues around consent and data for the older children.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day.
This pack was created for parents and carers to use with their children and contains:
conversation starters
fun things to do
ways to get involved in the day
useful information and resources
an internet safety plan
pack overview
quick activities
We would like to thank Verizon Media for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2017 focused upon the power of images explores the power and influence of images and videos in young people’s lives. The day highlighted the positives and potential risks as well as identifying the key skills young people needed.
This pack contains:
- quick activities
- whole school/community activities
- one fully supported lesson plan
- assembly presentation with script
- a poster
