Children’s Use of the Internet, followed by an Internet Safety Q&A
Webwise is the Irish internet safety awareness node of the EU Information Society's safer internet network. Webwise is actively involved both in researching children's use of the Internet and raising awareness of the risks associated with their use. This year they have published research on children's online behaviour and the emerging risks for Irish children on the Internet.
Simon Grehan works as Project Officer in the NCTE with responsibility for webwise, the Internet safety initiative. His interest in the use of technology in education began as a French teacher in CBC Monkstown Park, where he accessed the nascent web to find French news content to use in class. Following time as a teacher in St. Mary's College, Rathmines, he spent 6 years working in the corporate e-learning industry with CBT Systems (aka Smartforce, aka Skillsoft). Before joining the NCTE, he worked with Hibernia College on the development of the higher diploma in primary education.