Cyber bullying is a growing problem that’s been making headlines since the inception of social media. But now, there’s another social media site that seems to be fueling the problem. It’s Ask.fm, and it allows people to pose questions anonymously. The anonymity of the site is opening the door to bullies who can hide behind their computer to post hateful messages to others.
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05 Nov 2013
The next wave of the digital revolution arrives next year, with every child in the UK being taught computer programming. But is Britain ready?
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The Telegraph
05 Nov 2013
A Halloween story illustrating why an awareness of your global footprint is important.
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Huffington Post
04 Nov 2013
An inner city primary is at the heart of a project to test how technology can be used to boost children's learning.
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BBC
01 Nov 2013
The teenagers who made Facebook so popular are starting to leave – what’s going on?
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The Telegraph
31 Oct 2013
Nursery owner and child psychologist Dr Sonya Wallbank flags up Anti-Bullying Week and urges practitioners to put internet safety on their radar
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Nursery World
31 Oct 2013
A day-long liveblog covering the latest research, trends and views on children's changing media habits
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The Guardian
31 Oct 2013
Internet forums and chatrooms can have positive effects that should be more widely acknowledged, experts say.
The call comes after Oxford University researchers carried out an analysis of 14 different studies looking at how young people use the internet.
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BBC
31 Oct 2013
The internet has transformed sex and relationships education. But how can teachers tackle pornography? Author James Dawson shares his tips
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The Guardian
30 Oct 2013
One of the UK’s biggest internet firms has admitted there is no ‘social or moral framework’ on the internet, putting children at risk.
Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk, told MPs that the online world was a ‘double-edged sword’ for youngsters and that ‘internet safety is the road safety of our generation’.
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Daily Mail
30 Oct 2013
Cybersmile have won the 2013 TalkTalk Digital Hero Award for the whole of the U.K. at a fantastic event at Parliament.
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Cyber Smile Foundation
30 Oct 2013
Families should make a "media use plan" and set clear rules about TV, cell phones and other devices, pediatricians said today.
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Reuters Worldwide
29 Oct 2013
Nearly a third of children now learn to use a mobile phone or a tablet computer before they can talk, a report has revealed.
Some 29 per cent start using the gadgets as toddlers, with 70 per cent mastering them completely by primary school age.
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Daily Mail
29 Oct 2013
Newly-released tablet computers from Tesco and Argos could put children at risk of stumbling across porn because they do not come fitted with filters, an expert warned last night.
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Daily Mail
28 Oct 2013
Dull lessons and poor teaching have put a generation of young people off studying computer science to bolster their careers, former chief schools inspector Sir David Bell claims.
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The Independent
28 Oct 2013
The mother of a 14-year-old who took her own life after being snubbed by schoolmates and targeted on the web has released an anguished poem she wrote before her death
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The Telegraph
25 Oct 2013
Zipit is ChildLine’s first ever app, available for Android, Apple and BlackBerry smartphones (and iPod touch). It’s free to download and has handy tips and suggested responses that will help young people stay in control of their chat.
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Childline
24 Oct 2013
The home of Britain's World War II code-breakers will offer internet safety advice to children when it re-opens next year.
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BBC
24 Oct 2013
Facebook has removed a video clip showing a woman's decapitation and issued new rules about what can be shared on its site.
The U-turn comes two days after the BBC revealed it had dropped a ban on images and clips showing extreme violence.
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BBC
23 Oct 2013
Almost one in five primary school age children who responded to a survey on internet use claimed to have met somebody they had only previously known online. Half of those children said they went alone to meetings in parks, cinemas, fast food restaurants, shopping centres and private addresses. For those who did take somebody with them, half of companions were parents.
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The Guardian
22 Oct 2013