Talking Cybersafety and Online Reputation With the Men and Women of Ras Al Khaimah Higher Colleges of Technology
This week we had the honour and the privilege to deliver a session on online reputation to the men and women of the Higher Colleges of Technology in Ras Al Khaimah. The session began with a lovely introduction in both English and Arabic from Dr. Yahya Al Ansaari, the...
Parents Awareness Session at Nord Anglia School Dubai
Last week we had the pleasure of delivering a parents awareness session at Nord Anglia School Dubai. We had a great turnout. Lots of parents and lots of questions. As usual, the gap between parents and children was emphasised. Unfortunately it seems to be getting...
Roblox – what is it? And what do parents need to know?
Roblox itself is not a bad thing. It’s a multi player online game platform that a ctually encourages young developers and gamers to create their own games. Not a bad thing at all. In fact if they are going to spend time looking at screens, which they are and will...
2 Step Verification – Your Teenager – Why You Need It What is 2 Step Verification ?
What is 2 Step Verification ? Firstly 2 step verification is not new and has been around for a number of years. Most, if not all of the major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp have a feature within their...
2 Step Verification – Your Teenager – Why You Need It
What is 2 Step Verification ? Firstly 2 step verification is not new and has been around for a number of years. Most, if not all of the major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp have a feature within their...
Roblox – what is it? And what do parents need to know?
Roblox itself is not a bad thing. It's a multi player online game platform that actually encourages young developers and gamers to create their own games. Not a bad thing at all. In fact if they are going to spend time looking at screens, which they are and will...
Smartphone Apps Parents Need to Be Aware Of
We do a lot of work in the UAE to try and bring awareness to cybersafety, cyberbullying and online reputation. We have found that when we run our parent sessions we have the most questions and so this little list is to help them. Our children know about...
Need another chat app? The creators of Peach App think so
So even with the plethora of chat apps out there, the creators of Peach App have decided that we need another one. The reason it's gaining a lot of traction is because it comes from the co founder of Vine - Twitter's 6 second looping video...
Parental permission to use the internet for under 16’s – yeh right!
In the fight against cyberbullying and the quest of cybersafety, all ideas will be heard. However, we are not sure who came up with this one and how it got passed the door of whichever office it was suggested in. Having been into a multitude of schools and...
Parents session with The Brain Workshop & Beat The Cyberbully
As the end of anti bullying week approaches, we've been exceptionally busy. Ending our week at GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail was a highlight but just because the week ends, doesn't mean our work ends. The fight against cyberbullying is a real one, one that is going...
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