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Insafe Newsletter
Issue 32: February 2008, Safer Internet Day |
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Welcome to the Insafe Newsletter!
The fifth annual edition of Safer Internet Day has surpassed all records, with 55 countries taking part across the world from New Zealand to Costa Rica and Taiwan to Greenland. The unprecedented take-up reflects a growing concern from all sectors including government, the civil sector, the public and media on the importance of educating young people to use online technologies safely, effectively and ethically. This year’s theme “Life online is what you make of it” has not only inspired efforts to make the event more memorable than ever, it has resulted in exemplary teamwork across borders hence underlining the global nature of the virtual world. Wide interest in the Safer Internet Day was sparked early in January by the launch of a catchy video clip by the Spanish media company Publibureau. This has already found its way to YouTube via local and national television, projections in cinema foyers and release on internet. Last week marked another high point in the lead-up, when online voting was launched to select the winners of the Safer Internet Day 2008 competition that ran from October to January. 655 teams competed and national finalists received a record 48,000 e-votes.
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Winners of the European round of the Safer Internet Day Competition
5-10 year category
- First place:“I am just a kid”; Zaharia Boiu Primary school, Sighisoara, Jud. Mures, Romania
- Runner-up:“Options”; Kindergarten of Kaparelli, Greece
11-14 year category
- First place: “The adventures of a Modern Odysseus”; 8th Junior High School of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Runner-up: “When the child is addicted to the net”; ZŠ Sibírska 42 Secondary School, Prešov 08001, Slovakia
15-19 year category
- First place: “Life online is what you make of it”; First Professional High School of Vasilika, Greece
- Runner-up: “Don’t walk that talk”; Secondary School of Linda-a-Velha, Portugal
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 Playing to learn safety on the internet
Council of Europe launches game for children in thirteen languages.
The Council of Europe chose Safer Internet Day 2008 to launch its "Wild Web Woods" internet game in Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Russian and Turkish.
Read more
Publication of youth protection roundtable newsletter no. 4
On the 12th of February a successful fifth Safer Internet Day took place under the patronage of Viviane Reding.
Many activities like the international school competition "Life is what YOU make of IT" organised by Insafe, the "Youth Forum" in Brussels hosted by the European Commission, the worldwide "Blogathon", the launch of the new klicksafe Safer Internet Spot "Wo lebst Du?" or workshops with pupils like "Respekt im Netz" carried out by SchuelerVZ.net, took place on the SID 2008. Stakeholders in more than 50 countries worldwide demonstrated their dedication to a safe and secure use of the Internet. Read more
 World of Warcraft report published
The study of MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game)-playing teenagers, which last year was carried out by Jonas Linderoth, PhD, and Ulrika Bennerstedt, MA, of Gothenburg University, has now been translated into English. The report is the result of a commission by the Swedish Media Council.
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 "Help make the Internet safer for our children"
Over the past two years, Deloitte has been conducting a bench-marking study (SIP-bench) on 30 parental control products and services that protect children between 6 and 16 against harmful content on the Internet...
Download help us letter (pdf):
• English • Dutch • Spanish • French
• German • Hungarian • Italian • Polish
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 Safer Internet Day 2008 in Denmark
The Danish Media Council for Children and Young People celebrated Safer Internet Day 2008 with an array of digital events, information campaigns and entertainment for children and young people. Read more
Danish children engage in a dialogue on issues related to Safe Internet Day 2007 and 2008
As many of you probably remember, the theme of Safe Internet Day 2007 was “The Power of the Image”. It sparked a lively debate in our forum at www.cyberhus.dk, and the debate continues. Knowing that it is becoming increasingly easy for children and teens to snap a personal photo and upload it on the net, we decided to investigate this issue further by asking the children to relate their experiences with using photos on the internet. Read more
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Insafe is a European network of 24 nodes in 24 countries that are dedicated to raising awareness of internet safety. It is coordinated by the European Schoolnet and supported by the European Commission through the Safer Internet Programme.
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