Thousands of young people have taken part in a UK debate about what should be included in a "Magna Carta" for the digital age.
Their most popular priority was safety on the net, followed by protecting freedom of speech and privacy.
The public can now vote online for the clauses they suggested, in a project organised by the British Library.
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BBC
09 Jun 2015
Why do people do it, and what effect can it have?
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Sugarscape
09 Jun 2015
Smart phones and tablets are everywhere these days, including schools. In fact, one in three children between the five and 15 has their own tablet.
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BBC
09 Jun 2015
Students cannot successfully multi-task in using mobile phones while they are studying, US research suggests.
Researchers found that students sending and receiving messages while studying scored lower test results and were less effective at tasks such as note taking.
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BBC
09 Jun 2015
The app used on mobile phones is fast becoming the latest craze among local teenagers.
However fears are growing that it has also created another means for bullying and abusive comments. - See more at:
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Ulster Herald
09 Jun 2015
A schoolboy from Co Tyrone is believed to have taken his own life after being tricked into posting pictures on social media, prompting police to issue a warning about online safety.
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UTV
09 Jun 2015
Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet and Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, discusses why youth voice can play such a powerful role in delivering an effective whole school approach to e-safety
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Schools Improvement Net
09 Jun 2015
Given the community-driven nature of this website, we’re keen to see how teachers use social networking to boost education standards. Religious Studies teacher Danielle Lynch gives her top ten tips for maximising a department’s potential with Twitter.
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Innovate My School
09 Jun 2015
Two articles today are challenging the amount of time children spend on screens and digital devices: one calling for parents to ban them before school and another with a school running a digital detox week.
Should we be trying to get children to spend less time on screens or accept that it is their future and let them embrace it?
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Schools Improvement Net
08 Jun 2015
Parents should ban children from using tablets and smartphones before they set off for school in the morning, an expert has said.
Clinical psychologist Linda Blair said use of such devices early in the day could harm concentration in class.
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BBC
08 Jun 2015
Two weeks of positivity to celebrate #StopCyberbullyingDay
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Sugarscape
08 Jun 2015
In his own words, Florida teacher Den Liptak simply wanted to do something to stop his pupils constantly being distracted by their cell phones.
His solution was perhaps a little severe.
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The Independent
04 Jun 2015
The BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones spoke to security expert Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners about the threat to your connected home.
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BBC
03 Jun 2015
More than one in 10 children in the UK has been bullied on social media, research has found.
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BT.com
03 Jun 2015
Parents are posting stinging criticism on new Trip Advisor-style websites where they review their children’s schools.
In one rant, a parent wrote of their child’s private school: ‘Do not waste your money here.
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Daily Mail
01 Jun 2015
Police and schools have issued a warning to parents about the “paracetamol challenge”, a potentially lethal social media dare that appears to encourage young people to abuse over-the-counter painkillers.
The challenge, shared via Facebook and Instagram, has already resulted in one schoolboy in Ayrshire being taken to hospital.
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The Guardian
28 May 2015
Cifas said that more than 80% of identity theft in the first three months of 2015 was attempted or perpetrated online.
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BBC
27 May 2015
More than 900 images of children are being shared online by parents before their fifth birthday, despite many not checking their social network privacy settings, new research claims.
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BT.com
27 May 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to automatically block online pornography may soon be made illegal under EU law, a leaked memo has revealed.
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RT.com
27 May 2015
A survey carried out in April by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Teacher Support Network suggests that teachers are increasingly at risk of being the victims of cyber bullies.
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Teaching Times
26 May 2015