The Online Safety Centre is a free educational website that supports media literacy and digital wellbeing by helping users understand how to manage privacy, safety, blocking, and reporting features across popular apps, games, and social media platforms. Designed for young people, parents, educators, and professionals, it provides clear, practical guidance to help users make informed
Two Truths and AI is a series from the News Literacy Project that’s designed to help students sharpen their critical thinking skills around AI. Each episode seeks to make AI literacy engaging and interactive and to stimulate classroom discussion. Please click on the link below to access the content: 2 Truths and AI with News
While generative AI tools can be helpful for learning, creativity and exploring ideas, they also come with risks. As part of Safer Internet Day 2026, the students on the Webwise Youth Advisory Panel have created a new AI Aware Checklist, designed to help teens to better understand and safely use these tools. Please click on
A video that discusses how Artificial Intelligence is impacting the way disinformation is created and spread to manipulate public opinion. It also outlines importance of Media Literacy education and regulatory measures, referencing Ireland’s Online Safety and Media Regulation Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act. Please click on the link below to access the content:
In this video Dr. Oonagh O’Brien from Munster Technologic University examines the impact of digital technology on the wellbeing of children and young people. She highlights ethics and legislation relating to social media platforms and Gen AI. Content warning. Please click on the link below to access the content: Digital Technology: Big Tech, GenAI and
In this video Ciarán O’Connor for the Institute of Strategic Dialogue guides us through a case study of how false information was used to undermine confidence in the Irish local elections in June 2024. Please click on the link below to access the content: False Information and Elections – Ciarán O’Connor | Videos & Movies
In this video Dr. Catherine Baker from Dublin City University explains how social media recommender algorithms work. It will help learners be more aware of how their social media content is delivered. Please click on the link below to access the content: Recommender Algorithms and Social Media | Videos & Movies on Vimeo
Webwise is the online safety initiative of the Department of Education and co-funded by the European Commission. This site provides curriculum-aligned resources for post primary schools with topics such as using the internet safely, communicating online, playing and learning online, cyberbullying, rights online, data economy, getting help and support. Suitable for Junior Cycle SPHE course, Junior Cycle