European Schoolnet Dot.safe Update October 2001 European SchoolNet
European Schoolnet Teachers’ concerns Content Illegal/Unsuitable material Categories: sexual, violent, intolerant content, drug- related, gambling Contact 100,000 chat rooms, mostly unmoderated Unwanted contact (25% US teenagers) Imposters Commerce Advertising Privacy
European Schoolnet European Action Plan Hotlines six projects Rating and filtering five projects Awareness nine projects
European Schoolnet Dot.Safe Jan to June 2002 Commission funding 1.9M euro Focus is teachers –Heads, ICT co- ordinators, teachers Scope: 10 countries in project plus EUN network
European Schoolnet Partners Sweden: Ministry of Education (European SchoolNet) Norway: Norwegian Board of Education UK: Technology Colleges Trust Finland: National Board of Education Italy –Istituto nazionale di documentazione per l'innovazione e la ricerca educativa –Consorzio Hermes France: Académie de Grenoble Ireland: National Centre for Technology in Education Spain: Fundacio Catalana per a la Recerca Non-contracted partners: ARNES (Slovenia), City of Stockholm; other EUN consortium countries
European Schoolnet Aim The Dot.Safe project aims to raise awareness of Internet safety among teachers and educational stakeholders in Europe’s schools
European Schoolnet Areas of work 1.Audit of teacher concerns and solutions 2.Prepare solutions Translate pilot materials Develop technical solutions 3.Test solutions 4.Disseminate Through EUN networks
European Schoolnet 1: Audit Report –Questionnaire in primary and secondary schools Audit of existing solutions –Guidance –Materials –Templates
European Schoolnet 2: Solutions Database of over 100 items –Ethical issues –Resources –Safety guidance –Filtering / complaining channels –Policy, contract and letter templates –Sites (inc. for girls) Core set for Europe –Adapt and translate –Searchable database –Technical advice
European Schoolnet 3: Testing Materials tested in partner network schools Virtual school testing and workshops Further feedback from EUN network
European Schoolnet 4: Dissemination Dot.safe web site – Online events –eSchola – live forum and discussion Offline events –Dublin seminar 5th October Articles and media contact Concertation with other projects EUN CLE demonstrator project
European Schoolnet References Safer Internet Action Plan: – Safer Internet: – Dot.Safe: – eSchola: – Dot.Safe contact: –Margit Hofer