Information technology in the classroom

transcends boundaries into the traditionally safe home environ-ment as well.

Perpetrators are able to hide behind a screen of anonymity, while the effects on sufferers are magnified due to the public nature of the humiliation and the wider audience that can be reached via technology.

that online safety is the number one issue compromising the safety of children in schools at present

First, Web 2.0 tools are dynamic.

Cyber safety and ethics need to be explicitly taught as part of school curriculum.

Cyber safety and ethics need to be explicitly taught as part of school curriculum.