Bit & Byte are the heroes of a new series of videos: They have their own show and present interesting discussions about online behaviour. But since they do not live in perfect harmony, it is a constant fight on what to do and what not to do.
Safer Internet Day saw the launch of the eSafety Toolkit online, available at www.esafetykit.net. The site is based on the printed ‘family toolkit’, which was developed in 2008 by the Insafe network and Liberty Global/UPC within the framework of the EC's Safer Internet programme.
SMS, Facebook, chat, World of Warcraft. Today, children and young people live a major part of their lives online in an everyday life where the borders between online and offline are blurred and online communications constitutes a central nerve. Integrating digital technology in teaching in primary school is about much more than just offering computers and internet to the students – it is every bit as relevant to take the digital media reality of children today as a starting point for developing the teaching methods.