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Internet
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The “Safer Use of Services on the Internet” (SUSI) project is part-funded by the European Commission under its Action Plan on promoting safer use of the Internet.
http://www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/ngflfocus/safety/clickthinking/
The phamplet released to parents as part of Fife Council’s Internet Policy covers this important issue. The following websites contain advice for anyone wishing to be more informed of the diverse range of material to be found on the internet.
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The Parent Zone (www.ngflscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/), first covered in the August 2001 newsletter, is also a valuable source of information on all aspects of Scottish Education.
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In a recent development the Scottish Executive is supporting an UK-wide advertising campaign that aims to help protect young people online. The first phase of the campaign used press advertisements to raise awareness of potential difficulties associated with Internet chatrooms. View this at http://www.wiseuptothenet.co.uk/ The second phase of the campaign, aimed at teenagers, has now launched and involves radio and cinema adverts, postcards and a website at http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk |
More information and links is available from the Weekly Review (7/01/02) pages at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pages/news/today2.aspx