Should Facebook be available to under 13s? Join the debate...

DigitalME have launched the national Facebook Age Debate hub and they hope you will add your point of view, info and knowledge around the question of whether under-13s should be allowed onto Facebook - officially.

The Facebook Age Debate hub will provide space and resources for people who want to add their views and will also run a series of online polls to gather essential benchmark information around the discussion.

DigitalME are an education social enterprise, based in Leeds. They decided to build this debate hub in response to questions posed by children and teachers who have taken their Safe online safety course, supported by the Nominet Trust.

Join the debate here

Schoolstube - a free online video storage and sharing service from TAGLearning

Whilst the popularity of using digital video cameras and video resources in the classroom has brought many benefits, it has also led to many e-safety issues:
• Issues of being able to share videos on the internet safely and easily amongst teachers, pupils and parents
• Headache of safe storage and virus protection of large video files
• Accessing an online video service that isn't blocked by firewalls
• Directing pupils to free video sharing sites where there is a risk of inappropriate material being available

Delivered through www.schoolstube.com, this unique free online video storage and sharing service is specifically aimed at schools and guarantees a safe environment for pupils to explore and share videos.

By signing up, your school will be able to store unlimited video and audio files, broadcast and share files around the globe free of charge. The website is specifically designed for teachers to share lesson resources as well as pupils being able access video and audio content in a safe secure online environment, both in the classroom and at home.

With an existing and ever increasing library of video clips, teachers and pupils have access to a large bank of video resources for classroom projects. Unlike other video sharing sites, SchoolsTube is moderated to ensure that all public content is suitable for a young audience.

In addition your school can create a closed private video and audio channel so that only people within the school can view the posted material, meaning the privacy of content is maintained and supports a robust e-safety policy - and all these benefits come free.

UK children's Media Literacy Report just published

The UK children's Media Literacy Report has just been published by Ofcom and can be accessed here. There is a useful summary report as well as access to the full report and the original questionnaire, which could be usefully edited for doing your own inhouse surveys.