Not concerned about online safety? Here’s why you should be! - a booklet for the reluctant teacher

17.09.2019

It’s not always easy to be a teacher nowadays – increasingly complex and overloaded curricula, new subjects, ever limited time and a generational gap with students. Now factor in also the evolving technological landscape and it’s easy to understand why some teachers and educational professionals feel ill-prepared to support their pupils and students when it comes to their online lives and to ensuring their eSafety.

Modern technology and online tools, and platforms, however now play an increasingly important part in the educational landscape and with them come numerous advantages and opportunities – but also risks! This is precisely the reason why it is essential that more teachers acquire the necessary confidence to address and to tackle the issue of online safety in their school.

If you’re a teacher and you recognise yourself in the above description, then the “Not concerned about online safety in your school? Here’s why you should be” booklet is just what you need. Developed through a co-creation process, in collaboration with a dedicated group of four European teachers and the kind support of Liberty Global, the booklet is a plea about the importance of online safety and digital literacy for the reluctant teachers out there.

It’s very easy to feel intimidated by the topic of online safety, technology and the ever-evolving online universe, especially if you grew up without them! But it doesn’t need to be that way – and it is crucial that more teachers feel comfortable with the topic in order to ensure that their students make the most of the learning, communication and social advantages that modern technology has to offer, while at the same time preparing them to avoid the risks that come with it! Just because children and young people nowadays are portrayed as “digital natives” it doesn’t mean they are also digitally literate or resilient enough to face all the risks they may encounter online! This is where the adults in their lives step in – including both their parents and their tutors and teachers who should feel well prepared to tackle online safety education at school level.

The “Not concerned about online safety in school? Here’s why you should be!” booklet appeals to teachers everywhere, but especially aims to ‘convince the unconvinced’ that the internet is here to stay and it will continue to play an ever-increasing role in everyone’s lives, which is why, not only for their own sake but especially for the younger generation’s wellbeing, teachers should feel prepared to address the topic of online safety in their classroom.

Full of real-life testimonials and case studies from our co-creators, hands-on tips and advice on how to grab the bull by the “e-horns” and overcome all the challenges a teacher may face at personal and school level, the booklet also contains useful go-to materials and resources on any online safety, digital citizenship and digital literacy-related topics possible!

Are you convinced now? Download the booklet now and make online safety your priority this school year!
*The “Not concerned about online safety in school? Here’s why you should be!” was developed as part of the eSafety Label initiative of European Schoolnet with the kind sponsorship of Liberty Global and the collaboration of our dedicated co-creators’ team. A special thanks to everyone who made this booklet become a reality.

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