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"Berners-Lee to protect 'open internet' Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will work with broadband providers to 'protect the open internet', the Government has announced. "

a good introductory video to the internet.

Osama Bin Laden is not dead; 9/11 was an inside job; and police were slow to tackle this summer's rioters as an excuse to lock up a whole raft of young black men. Conspiracy theories like these are nothing new; opposing views to the official line given by authorities are in fact crucial in exposing deceptions. However, independent think tank Demos says that young people do not know how to navigate this information when it appears on the Internet.

Internet safety links

A great list of internet safety resources online.

"Technology Tip Number 124 The Bogus Internet" LIsting of bogus websties for web evaluation

"Use this free Internet tutorial to learn to discern the good, the bad and the ugly for your online research."

Martin Burrett 07 Aug 11 12:17:23An excellent beginner's guide to the Internet and computing from the BBC. Especially good for staff and parent training. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

Some resources and lessons for internet safety etc...

" YouTube's director of communications and policy, Victoria Grand, has hinted on the inclusion of a new technology that will enable users to blur the faces of people in videos, as the case may be, allowing users to edit the videos so that a complainants face is blurred."

this is so much better than glyfos. Destiny Quest® is a K-12 student-friendly searching interface included with Destiny Library Manager, the comprehensive, award-winning K-12 library automation solution.Online Searching for the K-12 Digital NativeWhen was the last time your students called library software 'sweet'? That's what they say about Destiny Quest, the first library search interface designed to appeal to today's digital native students. Destiny Quest engages students in a visually appealing and highly graphic online searching experience, leveraging Destiny's proven K-12 research strategies to help them easily locate and identify appropriate resources. Students can apply the web-savvy skills they already know and expand the skills they need to thrive as 21st century learners.With Destiny Quest, students can see the top 10 books and new arrival titles highlighted on the Destiny Quest homepage, search the library collection, browse the scrolling carousel of bookshelves, view book covers, and link to title details from any computer with an Internet connection. Visually appealing, customizable themes make searching the library a comfortable and familiar experience for today's plugged-in generation.Students become more active learners using Destiny Quest's engaging interface, which invites them to explore and dig deeper through "You May Also Like" automatic suggestions. They can refine their search results by author, subject, series and more, and find the best titles for their interests or reading levels and save their favorites for easy retrieval with the easy drag and drop functionality of 'My List'. Younger students or non-English speakers can easily find materials using a picture-based icon search option.

"Vidque is a new service that aims to help users curate their own collections of the best videos available on the Internet. Vidque allows users to grab videos from YouTube, Blip.tv, TED, and Vimeo to put into their own collections that they can share with others. You could also think of it the way TechCrunch did in describing Vidque as video bookmarking."

"Anonymous' devious and speedy campaign to undermine the defenders of copyright yesterday served both as revenge for the loss of Megaupload and a demonstration of the futility of trying to police the Wild West of the Internet. Within minutes of the Justice Department's triumphant announcement about the seizing of the massive file-sharing site, their own website was taken offline by a massive denial of service attack. The Web presences of the FBI, the MPAA, the RIAA, and several entertainment corporations involved in the case soon followed, as those tasked with protecting the Web from piracy were once again unable to protect themselves. "

" Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites "

iEARN offers both face-to-face workshops and online professional development courses for educators seeking to integrate online global project work into their classrooms. Since 1988, iEARN has equipped more than 100,000 educators with the technical, collaborative and organizational skills needed to participate fully in a global, collaborative Internet-based learning environment.

PD opportunites with a global education focus

share and model the use of currrent internet tools participate in proffesional networks assist students in building learning networks provide sufficient learning opportunities for students to become digitally literate  inspire every child to be quality global citizens