Our friends over at Rising Stars have created a great esafety poster exploring how to keep safe on the internet.

Download the Poster

As a bonus, they're also running a competition for schools to win fantastic prizes!

Find out more about the competition and submit your entry

There are times when we may feel the world is full of antisocial people who feed upon the hatred and distress they share and cause. As a teacher, with a responsibility for the safeguarding and well being of the children in your care, cyberbullying will almost certainly be, at best, a low level distraction and at worst, lead to self harm, and the involvement of social services and law enforcement.

This resource contains a password security poster for you to print out and Teacher Notes containing tips and advice on cyberbullying and password security.

Why are people so mean on the Internet? It's a question we have been trying to answer for more than a decade, but the matter seems to be reaching a cultural boiling point.

Read the New York Times article here

Disturbing, explicit and also moving and poignant 17 min film about teenagers, Facebook, trust and relationships.

Due to the graphic nature of some of the images it is unlikely this video would be appropriate to use in schools but will help adults who work with young people have a clearer understanding of the 'flitting attention span and lack of true connection in digital culture.'

Watch here.

 Clear set advice and step by step guidance to manage your privacy.

read more here

Want to connect with your students in and out of the classroom? Consider bringing Facebook into your class as a collaborative tool. We all know that most kids, or at least those in the pre-teen and up category, are locked into many forms of social media. Instead of fighting it, why not meet them where they are, and use the benefits of Facebook to communicate and increase involvement?

More here.