Promoting
Innovative, Positive and Safe Internet Use
Internet Safety/ Digital Literacy Video Clips
The following are a selection of
video clips that have been made by Google and other
organisations to promote critical thinking skills and safe and
responsible use of the Internet.
A video clip showing the father
of a young man, Ryan Halligan, who commited suicide after being
cyber bullied, as he speaks at a school and tells his son's
story. Please see
http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/ or to contact his
father, John Halligan, send an email to johnhalligan @ inbox.com
Mobile operator Orange have produced a short film entitled
Incoming Message, aimed at PSHE/PSD teachers of students aged
11-14. The film follows a group of school children engaged in
cyber-bullying by mobile phone from the first text through to
the court case, exposing the myth of anonymity and giving advice
on who can help. See
www.orange.co.uk/education and
http://tinyurl.com/atr66k
A tutorial for Parents on Facebook privacy
settings.
'Exposed' is a
10minute film clip produced by
CEOP
designed for 14 to 18 year olds addressing the subjects of
sexting and cyberbullying, issues that teenagers commonly face.
Tagged is a short film
for teenagers developed by the
Australian
Communications and Media Authority's Cybersmart program, to
encourage them to discuss the core ethical obligations of going
online. It explores issues like the widespread impact of
cyberbullying, how internet users can manage their digital
reputation and how online interactions may have real-life
consequences.
The film is accompanied by flexible lesson plans and compelling
hindsight character interviews that use realistic scenarios and
activities to encourage teenagers to adopt positive online
behaviours that will continue into adulthood. The film,
character interviews and lesson plans for Tagged are now online
at
www.cybersmart.gov.au/tagged