Stay Safe on the Internet

Dear Parents,

Over the next few weeks your child will be accessing various sites as part of their work and activities. It is very important that your child is supervised when they are on the internet. Make sure your computer has safe search turned on.

Youtube is a great resource and has so many educational videos. However , advertisements are shown between videos and suggested videos that appear on the right hand side of the screen may not always be age appropriate. It is important that your child learns how to use the website properly. Here is all you need to know as a parent about Youtube.

https://cybersafeireland.org/blog/posts/2018/september/youtube-what-parents-need-to-know/

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/youtube?f%5B0%5D=type%3Acsm_blog

For more information on Internet Safety check out these websites:

Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Cyber Safe Ireland https://cybersafeireland.org/

Webwise https://www.webwise.ie/

Stay Safe, Ms Kennelly