Safer Internet Together

Safer Internet Together

Monday, December 23, 2013

Announcing the Competition of comics, videos and posters!

Ladies and Gents!

We are happy to announce the core part of the Safer Internet project:

Competition of comics, videos and posters!!!

We invite kids and youngsters of two age groups - 9-15 and 16-24 years old - to participate in the competition of comics, videos and posters covering the topic "Safer Internet Together"! Express your own vision of online safety and show us what you think about the following topics: Everyday life and the Internet; Dangers/opportunities on the Web; Ways to stay safe online!

Send your artwork by February 5, 2014 and get a chance to win one of the prizes in each of the nominations:
  • Winners of "Online Kids Award" (9-15 years old) will receive a ticket to the “Fun Park” for two.
  • Winners of "Online Youngsters Award" (16-24 years old) will receive a gift certificate valued 50 Euros for shopping in Anttila stores. 
Read the detailed instructions on how to participate in the competition in the official rules and submit your artwork to safer.children.online@gmail.com by February 5, 2014.

Exhibition of artworks and the Awarding Ceremony will take place during the Media Literacy Week, February 10-16, 2014 in the Arthouse Cinema Niagara. Winners will be selected by the Expert voting. Winners of the Facebook voting will also get valuable prizes from the Safer Internet Together team! To vote on Facebook and follow the artworks - visit our Facebook page!

Get creative! 
We are waiting for your artworks!

The competition is designed for the residents of Tampere, Kangasala, Nokia, Pirkkala and Ylöjärvi. 


Read the official rules of the competition here.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Useful links and sources


When surfing on the Web, we generally have optimistic expectations and we rarely think of something bad that can happen. And in most cases nothing bad ever happens! But what do you do if it does happen? In this post we have collected some basic info you might find interesting. Have a quick look at the following links to know how exactly they can help you.

In Finland: 

The Finnish Safer Internet Centre is a joint project of three significant partners Finnish Centre for Media Education andAudiovisual Media, Save the Children Finland and Mannerheim League for ChildWelfare. These organizations have the most visible role in Finland in the discussions related to the internet safety, media education and children’s safety related to the digital media.


Several helplines are working for you 24/7:

Nettivihje hotline - Here you can report content of use of the Internet that is suspected to be illegal. The hotline analyses the reported websites and if the content is considered as illegal, it traces where the website appears to be located and then passes the information to the relevant stakeholders in that country for further action. The hotline will also inform the national law enforcement agency, if the website of concern is based in Finland.

Child and Youth Phone helpline. Helpline activities are based on two well-known national general helplines: The Child and Youth Phone and the Parent Phone.

Other sources:

A real Internet bus Netti-Nysse is touring around the streets of Tampere! You can learn basic IT skills free of charge on the bus.

Creating a Better Internet for Kids is one of the priorities of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020. Check out the strategy and what is being done on the EU level here.

Insafe is the main European network of Awareness Centres promoting safe, responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices to young people. On the Insafe portal you can find a large amount of data on online safety issues. Check it out for handouts, books and other useful data compiled and designed especially for children, parents and teachers. The network is constituted by 30 national Safer Internet Centres. Every national Centre implements awareness and educational campaigns, runs a helpline, and works closely with youth to ensure an evidence-based, multi-stakeholder approach to creating a better internet.  

Basic Internet Safety is a great portal containing different sort of data from general tips on various issues of the Internet use to articles, presentations, handouts, video, and other teaching material.


And, finally, our Project is launched in view of the Safer Internet Day held on 11 February 2014. There is a whole bunch of activities planned on this day.


Stay safe online and follow our updates, something fun is coming soon!!! :D


 Safer Internet Day 2014


Our brand new logo!

Ladies and gents!

Let us present you our new logo! We've been working hard to make it as bright and colourful as online experience can be. If you know the rules, of course.

We are also glad to inform you that now you can find us on Facebook by following the link
https://www.facebook.com/safer.internet.together.

Like our page, read our blog and stay tuned! There is more exciting stuff coming! Enjoy! ;) 

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Behind the curtains

Before we begin, we'd like to tell you a bit about ourselves:




Hi! My name is Mariia, I'm from Ukraine. And I'll be the one in touch with you through the posts in this blog!
Since autumn 2012 I am studying social policy at the University of Tampere. At the moment I am also in the middle of my internship at the School of Education of the same university. Among my hobbies - planting plants and doing various kinds of crafts.




Meet Alisa, she is from Russia.
Alisa is a student of Master's Programme in social policy and welfare. Currently engaged in the work of Early Childhood Education Centre. Enjoys being surrounded by children. She's into photography, likes taking pictures of nature and animals. 





Say hello to Margarita, she's also from Russia.
She is getting her Master's degree in the field of Journalism and International Relations (University of Tampere). Margarita likes to keep herself busy - she's a freelance journalist, editor, blogger, PR-specialist, linguist, teacher. Hobby - music that she makes and writes about.








And this is Varvara, from Belarus. 
Master student of Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research Program at the University of Tampere. Varvara is enthusiastic about challenges and adventures. Loves travelling, for it brings new ideas about the world and about yourself. At the same, she loves to obtain new skills and knowledge, whether it concerns horse riding, photography, dance, or peace and harmony either in the whole world or in a single soul.




Together we are trying to make Internet a friendly place for everyone and we invite you to join us!


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Let the fun begin!

Hiya everyone!

Welcome to our new blog and thanks for reading our first post! We have prepared some exciting events for you in the nearest future and we can't wait to share them :)

Stay tuned and let's see what happens next!