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Useful things for young people aged 14 and over

25 June 2013

South West Grid for Learning has produced a new resource with help and advice for young people who may find themselves in a situation where they or a friend have put a sexting image or video online and have lost control over who it's being shared with.

 

You can download the resources here.

19 June 2013
03 June 2013

A comprehensive and accessible guide to the key areas of safety and digital citizenship. This will be useful for parents, teachers and most young people. It provides short clear explanations of common issues including plagiarism and identity theft. The guide is here.

01 May 2013

Privacy is dead, or so the saying goes. Thanks to constant tracking online, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram, blogs, and all the rest, we have all killed, or helped murder, the concept of privacy in the digital era. Nothing is secret anymore, either because we don't want it to be, or just don't realize the consequences of living our lives through computer systems that can record our every move. Might as well just lay it all out there. After all, if you don't have anything to hide, you don't have anything to fear – right? Read the rest of the article