Elmer the Safety Elephant wants every child to stay safe using the internet. Elmer goes through important safety rules with kid-friendly explanations. Coloring pages and craft activities are provided to reinforce the concepts, as well as...

A printed version of our SMART rules for primary aged children, containing useful safety websites and advice to help keep you and your friends safe when using the internet and mobile devices. It includes two links to PDF downloads: A3...

A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet, and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at home, at school...

Reproducible page to instruct your students on internet safety. Additional reproducible pages explain email and email address conventions.

This interactive resource for children teaches all about using the Internet safely. Children will enjoy the colorful games and activities while learning about topics such as protecting personal information, passwords, computer viruses,...

The internet provides educators with a great tool for teaching young people, communicating with others, and sharing successes with the wider community. In order to make the most out social media, technology and the internet, we have put...

The BBC provides useful tips to help you learn how to stay safe while surfing the internet. Discussion includes chatrooms, e-mail, webpals, passwords, and more.

Childnet is one of three charities in the UK Safer Internet Centre that aims to make the internet a better place for children and young people. The UK Safer Internet Centre delivers a wide range of activities to promote the safe and...

Almost everyone that uses the internet accesses a site that requires a password. This site describes how to create strong passwords that are not easily guessed or cracked.

Instant messaging is internet communication in real time. This site describes some of the risks associated with instant messaging and how to use instant messaging safely.

This resource provides e-safety advice and information for parents and carers. We get a lot of questions about particular devices that children are using or asking for. This guide has been created to answer these questions and introduce...

This FBI site provides some basic guidelines for kids while they use the Web. Content also includes Internet law enforcement stories and a parent's guide to Internet Safety.

No matter what software a person uses to browse the internet, there are security risks involved. This article describes some of the security risks and how to browse the internet safely.

Kids can play their way to being Internet Awesome with Interland, an online adventure that puts the key lessons of digital safety into hands-on practice with four challenging games. Play your way to being an Internet Legend!

Online safety is a major concern for anyone that uses the internet. This site contains links to a variety of internet safety and security topics.

Using the internet can be risky if safety precautions are not followed. This article provides an internet safety assessment to help users identify critical security actions that should be taken to protect a computer that is connected to...

Older teenagers may rely on the internet even more for their friendships and entertainment. Use our activities to help them manage their online lives. We've selected a couple of activities from across our resources to help older teens...

Internet telephony is using the internet for voice communication. It is also called voice over IP (VOIP). This site provides some tips on how to use VOIP safely and avoid loss of privacy.

This age group may spend lots of extra time online, and on their devices which is hard to manage. For those who are not yet 13 years old, they may feel extra pressure to join social media to stay in touch with friends. Use our activities...

Safer Internet Day 2021 will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world. The campaign focuses on how we can decide what to trust online, supporting young people to question,...

In this activity, students watch a video on staying safe online, then create a slide presentation using Google Slides (or other software, e.g., PowerPoint) that explains the four main points stated in the video. [5:02]

The Education for a Connected World framework describes the digital knowledge and skills that children and young people should have the opportunity to develop at different ages and stages of their lives. It highlights what a child should...

Younger children may be interacting more with technology right now, than they have done ever before. There are lots of creative and educational ways to help them learn how to do this in a safe and balanced way. Use these activities to...

This age group may spend lots of extra time online which can be hard to manage. It can be hard to know when to switch off. Use our activities below to help them manage their online lives whilst spending more time at home. We've selected...