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Well Done, Wilson's Hospital School! Transition Year! We completed our morning Cyber Safety, DIGITAL HEALTH & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Workshop! Followed by HTML – Students created their own webpage and learnt how the Internet works 😊

Well Done, Santa Sabina Dominican College! Transition Year Cyber Safety, DIGITAL HEALTH & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP!

Communicating how you feel is not showing weakness but showing strength!

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It's great to be back working with Principal Fiona. This morning saw the launch of St. Senan's Enniscorthy 10-week Classroom Coding Programme (1 Full Day Per Week). 4th—to 6th-class Students receive Coding, Computing, and ICT lessons with STEAM linkage. This is the third school we have worked with Principal Fiona, so hats off to her continuous push to ensure her students and staff receive exposure to these critical lessons. Thank you also to Múinteoir John, who formatted the timetable.

You Still Have Time! - Cyber-Safety and Digital Citizenship education is imperative for students, teachers and parents. Have a listen to the brothers Jay and Joe two primary students (members of Kids Coder Club 😊) who want to tell you why ALL of US should be digitally educated 😊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuq3avdSC3o

You now have many options to ensure all your stakeholders are educated. Check out www.cyberschool.ie and www.computinfatschool.ie, Educating students for over a decade. Irish and proud!

Joe & Jay's Safety Education Video Chromebook Competition Winner

Transition Year – Cyber-Safety, Digital Citizenship & Health Programme” Kilkenny Vocational College TY’s are now educated and safe to continue their digital journey. Great Engagement - Great Group!

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Critical Programme - Transition Year Cyber Safety, Digital Citizenship and Health Talks. Great fun and engagement with the students from & # St.Paul’sCommunityCollegeWaterford

Your Students are now Global Digital Citizens - Be Educated, Be Safe. Together We Get Better!

# TransitionYear

Critical Thinking - Modern Programmes – Transition Year – Cyber-Safety, Digital Citizenship & Health Programme. Terenure College TY Students Are Educated.

An ever-evolving landscape. Well done! Great groups to work with!

# TransitionYear

Critical Thinking - Modern Programmes – Transition Year – Cyber-Safety, Digital Citizenship & Health Programme.

It was great working with the transition year 2023-24 Blackrock College students, who completed their “Transition Year – Cyber-Safety, Digital Citizenship & Health Programme” Great Group!

All our students are now global digital citizens and need to understand all the elements associated with this ever-evolving landscape.

Blackrock College # TransitionYear

We Need More of This! – “New York City sues social media platforms over youth mental health crisis”

In the lawsuit against TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube, the city of New York said the platforms are responsible for an uptick in mental health issues among young people, including depression and su***de ideation. These issues, the lawsuit states, impose a “large burden on cities, school districts and public hospital systems that provide mental health services to youth.”

In today's interconnected world, our students are not just learners but global digital citizens navigating the vast online landscape. Empowering them with digital literacy is essential, ensuring they embrace and enjoy their online experience responsibly. Education must extend beyond traditional subjects, fostering critical thinking and ethical decision-making in the digital realm. By equipping students with the skills to discern reliable information, practice online etiquette, and safeguard their digital footprint, we prepare them for a future where responsible global citizenship is as important online as it is offline. In nurturing these competencies, we cultivate informed, empathetic, and empowered individuals ready to thrive in the digital age.

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Great groups! Well done to Terenure College. Recently completed TY Cyber-Safety, Digital Citizenship and Health Programme. Delivery by Computing At School. Educated & Safety.

Our post-primary students are now active digital citizens. Spending up to 50% of their leisure time in their digital world. It is imperative that all students are educated about the ever-evolving and changing digital landscape!

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Coding, Computer Science & Cyber-Safety – Give Your Child the Gift Of Knowledge!

2023 – 2024 Academic Term 1 Class Booking Links Are Now Live! Limited Places! Book Early!

Booking Page – Kids Coder Club We look forward to working with all our students and parents again for the 2023/24 academic year. Together We Get Better!

What a day Stanford University. I also had the pleasure of meeting and attending a talk by the Chair of Computer Science at Stanford University, Professor Mehran Sahami, a gentleman and then had time at the campus.

The Stanford campus is located on 8,180 acres in the centre of the San Francisco Peninsula (approximately twice the size of Wexford Town). 24,916 employees. Stanford University has 16,605 full-time and 1,075 part-time students. This university has produced so many famous graduates. What a day!

How to get your child involved in Coding, Computer Science, ICT and Cyber Safety.

We continuously receive enquiries from parents who want to get their children involved in Coding, ICT and Cyber Safety. The following will assist in getting your child involved and learning modern 21st Century life skills.

Options 1: www.cyberschooldirect.ie Upskill/Refresh & Prepare to join at the start of the next term.
Your child can get exposure and/or upskill via www.cyberschooldirect.ie coding classes. These pre-recorded lessons align with the Kids Coder Club syllabus for Juniors (Primary Students) and Seniors (Secondary Students). These lessons can be completed at the student's own pace and done as often as they wish within 12 months.

Primary students have age-appropriate levels viewable at https://cyberschooldirect.ie/juniors/

Seniors students have ability levels viewable at https://cyberschooldirect.ie/seniors/. It is highly recommended that your child undertake these lessons if they want to join the Terabyte level.

Students and Parents also have Cyber Safety lessons available on this platform

Options 2: Kids Coder Club Live https://kidscoderclub.ie/online-classes
The last term will start the week beginning the 17th of April. Junior Taster Terms will be available for both 7 – 9 & 10 – 12-year-old groups. Seniors are recommended to complete the https://cyberschooldirect.ie/seniors/

The "Taster Terms" is for seven weeks, for €85. These will allow your child to become comfortable with the programmes we use and be ready to join in our new academic for 23/24.

If your kids have previous experience check out our "Entry Level Guides" which are viewable at https://kidscoderclub.ie/online-classes

You can watch our intro videos to give a complete understanding at https://kidscoderclub.ie/

Please follow us on Facebook to keep up with all our club info and news. https://www.facebook.com/KidsCoderClub

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Kids Coder Club Kids Coder Club is about teaching our kids coding skills. Show them that computers are not only for

Best of luck to the new Wexford Company. CyberSchool.ie aiding schools, students and parents to upskill within the areas of Cyber Safety, Computer Science and Coding! Their promise is to ensure that all Schools get a fantastic offer and great support, especially those within the home county ☺️ Check them out at www.cyberschool.ie and www.cyberschooldirect.ie

Ramsgrange Community School – CyberSafety & Digital Citizenship Day 2022. Great to work with the brilliant Principal Rachel and her staff. Always a great positive atmosphere at RCS.

Cyberbullying is an area within the Primary and Post-Primary sectors that needs to be continuously addressed through education. We must understand that children now and forever more are digital citizens, some interacting with their peers in their digital domain equally to their physical world.

Cyberbullying by - www.cyberschool.ie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uynn6FelT0M

Education is key! Together We Get Better!

Contact us for assistance for your 2022/23 academic year at [email protected]

Cyberbullying

Protect yourself and your family!

Within 12 months, An Garda Síochána have commenced 28 prosecutions concerning a new law criminalising the sharing of intimate images online without the subjects' consent.

This law also covers:
Communications.
Harassment.
Stalking.
Prohibited messages

Coco's Law (Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020) is alive and well. Well done to Jackie Fox and Brendan Howlin.

We all need to be educated about this law. To understand we have protection and to ensure you do not break it. This law will prosecute adults and children alike.

All schools within the primary and post-primary sectors should now have Digital Safety Programmes embedded within the curriculum.

If your child's school does not have a Digital Safety Programme, you need to demand this for your child.

Who can help with a Digital Safety Programme?

1. https://cyberschool.ie/ (For Schools)
2. https://cyber-digitalsafety.ie/ (For Schools)
3. https://computingatschools.ie/ (For Schools)
4. https://kidscoderclub.ie/ (Extra curriculum for Students and Parents)

Kids Coder Club provide Free Digital Safety talks for parents. Emails to [email protected]

Education is key! Together We Get Better!

Please make your students aware of the following scam.

What happens

1. Student receives communication through Whatsapp from an unknown number OR from

an unknown account on social media

2. The message says that the sender has inappropriate photos of the student

3. They may send photos which have been doctored to appear to show the student.

4. The photo of the student may have been lifted from a social media account such as

Instagram

5. The student is then told to pay money to the sender or the sender will send the photo to

everyone in their Instagram account.

What to do- General

1. Make sure all social media accounts are set to private.

2. Do not accept friend requests from anyone you do not know.

3. If accepting friend requests from people you know, verifying their identity.

4. Do not respond to any messages from unknown phone numbers

If you receive a communication of this type:

1. Do not respond to them.

2. Do not pay money to them,

3. Tell your parents/guardians and/or the school

4. Report to the Gardaí

5. Screenshot any message that you receive then delete.

6. Block unknown numbers.

If you receive any photos from an unknown source showing a friend in a

compromising situation:

1. Do not send the photo to anyone else

2. Tell your parents/guardians and/or the school

3. Report it to the Gardaí

4. Screenshot and delete.

NB Be aware that any such photo will be a fake.

All schools should be delivering Cyber Safety for Students, Parents and Staff. Roblox: The children's game with a s*x problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7oOQZ1f9_E&list=WL&index=2

Roblox: The children's game with a s*x problem - BBC News Roblox is a huge sprawling world of games. It's one of the most popular children's games in the world.In 2020, Roblox said that two-thirds of all US children...

Ireland's own 'Tinder Swindler' as woman scammed out of €90,000 It comes at the same time Netflix's Tinder Swindler takes the world by storm, with it being the most viewed show in Ireland at the moment.

Computing, Coding, ICT and Cyber Safety classes for 7 to 17 year old + parent classes. We are all digital citizens, ensure and you children correctly understand our digital environment.

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Kids Coder Club Ireland’s and the UK’s Number 1 Kids Coding and Computing Club. – We provide live online sessions!

We are now receiving a large number of enquiries from the Primary Sector with respect to Coding, ICT & Cyber Safety Programmes as principals want to allocate their ICT grants in the best manner to benefit their schools. We are holding a free talk to aid Principals and Teachers understand all aspects of these areas. We will cover the following in this 1-hour talk.
Date and time: Wed, 12 January 2022 17:30 – 18:30 GMT
Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/principal-and-teacher-talk-primary-coding-computing-cyber-safety-tickets-230420312357
• What is Coding and ICT Important for your students
• What are Scratch, HTML & Python
• Hardware Required
• Software Required
• Staff Computer Science – Coding & ICT CPD
• School Programme Options
• After School Coding Club Options
• Cyber Safety Options
For Parents:
Also as requested by Principals we are holding in conjunction with Kids Coder Club who provide extra curriculum Coding & ICT classes for primary students. A Parent Computing & Coding – What is it all about? Free Event
Date and time: Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 18:30 GMT
Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/computing-coding-what-is-it-all-about-free-event-tickets-227615021657
1. Programmes Used
2. Correct Entry Level
3. Syllabus Structure
4. Self Learning
5. Questions & Answer Session
What will kids be exposed to? Coding for Kids Python.
Coding with Scratch. HTML & CSS, Python For Primary Sector. We also cover essential elements of Computing and ICT skills. We ensure your children we be in the top 1% for their age and category.

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Trevor Murphy, HDip MSc

Computing & Coding – What is it all about? Free Event The online classes will be run via Zoom. All classes are 55 minutes long.

Crash Course 101 - Computer Science, Coding & ICT CPD Educator Workshop. Primary and Post-Primary - This Online event covers the practicals on Scratch. HTML, CSS and Python. 40+ hours of teaching resources.

Principal and Teacher Talk – Primary – Coding, Computing & Cyber Safety Principal and Teacher Talk – Primary – Coding, Computing & Cyber Safety

Free for KCC Members

KCC Family Fun Quiz – IQ Twist! 4th Jan at 6pm KCC Family Fun Quiz – IQ Twist! 4th Jan at 6pm