Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appearance as Super Mario in the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games delighted audiences around the world. It also hinted at the exciting possibility that eSports – or video games, as they’re conventionally known – may become part of the programme at Tokyo 2020.
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26 Aug 2016
Facebook's new app, Lifestage, is a social network specifically for high schoolers. But you don't have to actually be a high schooler to use it.
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Business Insider
26 Aug 2016
Parents are at a serious crossroads when it comes to what their teens are doing or seeing online, according to a National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) study of online safety attitudes and behaviors released today that reveals that up to 60 per cent of teens have online accounts that their parents are unaware of and 57 per cent of parents admit that they are in the dark about what their kids are dong online.
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The Drum
26 Aug 2016
New research by the Department of Education has found that the mental well-being of teenage girls in the UK is worsening. The survey, which took the views of 30,000 14-year-old pupils in 2005 and 2014, found that 37% of girls suffer from psychological distress, up from 34% in 2005.
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The Conversation
26 Aug 2016
More than 150 people in Wales have been reported to police for meeting children following sexual grooming over the last five years, new figures show.
NSPCC Cymru wants compulsory online safety lessons to become part of the curriculum.
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BBC
22 Aug 2016
Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today's digital world - A parent guide
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Net Aware
22 Aug 2016
Students who miss their grades could feel even worse when they see lots of happy faces on social media. Here’s how to help them stay positive
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The Guardian
22 Aug 2016
The pop star led a team of troll hunters to track down internet bullies.
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BT.com
19 Aug 2016
The UKCCIS Education Group has produced advice for schools and colleges on responding to incidents of ‘sexting.’ The advice aims to support them in tackling the range of issues which these incidents present including responding to disclosures, handling devices and imagery, risk assessing situations and involving other agencies.
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UKCCIS
16 Aug 2016
Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about what their children might come across online as figures show one in six youngsters are using the internet UNDER THREE years of age.
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Manchester Evening News
16 Aug 2016
UK — New research has revealed that smartphone use has overtaken laptop use for the first time among UK 10-15 year-olds.
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Research Live
16 Aug 2016
NSPCC Scotland said they had seen a rise in children seeking help over the issue.
Most parents have not spoken to their child about sharing indecent images despite a rise in children seeking counselling about "sexting", a charity has found.
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STV News
16 Aug 2016
Twitter has denied the rumour that it is to shut down in 2017, saying that the viral rumour was baseless.
This news spread through fake accounts and within a short time it turned viral and spread across the internet like wild fire, resulting in the creation of hashtag #SaveTwitter. More than 100,000 tweets were sent using the hashtag.
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Computer Business Review
15 Aug 2016
A study published recently examined the effects of video games on maths, reading and science skills and makes some interesting claims about the positive influence of the teenage participants’ online gaming habits.
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The Conversation
12 Aug 2016
The augmented reality app is not just an addictive game - it’s already become an invaluable teaching tool and can be a force for good as well as fun
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Independent
11 Aug 2016
New findings spark concerns over social media use among young people in Surrey.
The research comes from a youth cybercrime prevention project.
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Eagle Radio
11 Aug 2016
Gaming requires the player to solve a series of puzzles before moving to the next level - allowing them to apply and sharpen skills learned at school.
Children who regularly use online social networks tend to perform less well in school than pupils who rarely use such sites, research has shown.
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Mirror
10 Aug 2016
On this day (6th August) 25 years ago the world's first website went live to the public. The site, created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, was a basic text page with hyperlinked words that connected to other pages.
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The Telegraph
08 Aug 2016
Sarah Baker and Emma Roberts are campaigning with Fixers to warn young people about social media challenges, which can encourage participants to risk injury or even death.
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Fixers
05 Aug 2016
Four out of five children aged between two and 14 own their own laptop, smartphone, tablet or games console worth an average of £300, according to new data.
And although more than a third of all gadgets will be broken within a year, 70 per cent of parents do not have them insured.
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Wigan Today
05 Aug 2016