Digital Storytelling

If you’re interested in digital storytelling, BBC Wales have created a great ‘How to’ guide.  It basically includes everything you need to know:
A Guide to Digital Storytelling

Shop safe online this Christmas

As part of Get Safe Online week, Ofcom has today published a video setting out steps consumers can take and things they should look out for when shopping online this Christmas.

If you know of other similar resources please feel free to share.

Anti-Bullying Week

This is a week long event organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
16-20 November 2009
This year’s Anti-Bullying Week campaign is ‘Stay safe in cyberspace’. The focus on cyberbullying is reflected in the resource pack sent to schools in England and the pack of resources for FE colleges.
Related Reading:

BBC: Action needed on internet bullying
Guardian: Facebook launches safety tips [...]

Get Safe Online begins this week

Get Safe Online begins this week.  Read more and learn how you could help.

Get Safe Online Week

This year Get Safe Online Week is from the 16th to 20th November.  It kicks off with a summit on the 16th:
The Summit is aimed at representatives from organisations and businesses that want to champion the safe and confident use of the internet for their customers and audiences.
Attending the Summit will:

Update you on the Get [...]

New PC to encourage older users

Today the BBC News Technology website has an interesting story about a new computer that is designed to encourage older people to get online.
The simplified desktop – called SimplicITy – has just six buttons directing users to basic tasks such as e-mail and chat.
The computer comes pre-loaded with 17 video tutorials from television presenter Valerie Singleton
BBC [...]

Twitter in the Public Sector

Last month Kable had a very interesting article on how the public sector is using Twitter: ‘The public tweet‘.
The article discusses how local and national government are slowly beginning to embrace this platform as a means of communication with their constituents.
The government’s director of digital engagement, Andrew Stott, has been posting tweets since the spring, [...]