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"The Australian Government's Cybersafety Help Button provides internet users, particularly children and young people, with easy online access to cybersafety information and assistance available in Australia. It offers counselling, reporting and educational resources to assist young people deal with online risks including cyberbullying, unwanted contact, scams and fraud, and offensive or inappropriate material. The help button is a free application that is easily downloaded onto personal computers, mobile devices, and school and library networks."

Students at almost 500 Australian schools are running Facebook pages dedicated to humiliating their peers.

The FBI has recently released a series of games for Years 3-8 to teach how to safely and ethically use the internet.

From Canada: Lots of support information on digital and media literacy, teacher resources and research data are available under the tabs. Includes Use, Understand & Create: A Digital Literacy frameworks for K-3, 4-6, 7-8. Lesson plans are provided to support the learning outcomes or each year level.