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The infinite educational resources of the internet have become an important part of learning for the younger generation. Students use the internet as an essential study-aid outside the classroom and they find this to be one of its best features.

Internet has become an important tool for completing school projects, doing school research, and has effectively replaced libraries for a large number of children online.

Internet is increasingly acquiring a place in the classroom. With the new technology wave, old teaching-methods are being adapted and changed. Teachers are starting to incorporate the internet into their classroom activities.

The Polish Node believes that when talking to children about internet safety in schools, apart from colorful leaflets, stickers and brochures, using the internet itself as an awareness tool is crucial.

The www.sieciaki.pl website is a perfect base for internet safety classes and has been successfully used in schools across the country. To assist teachers in delivering classes, the Polish node has prepared special class-scenarios on internet safety. With internet in the classroom, teachers are not just lecturing the students: children become active learners.

The Polish awareness node promotes the internet as a teaching tool not only during the school-year. An internet café with satellite internet access turned out to be the most attractive element of the holiday Sieciaki tour, according to young participants at the internet picnics.

Agnieszka Wrzesien, Polish awareness node, Nobody’s Children Foundation 

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"Pan-European Forum on Human Rights in the Information Society"

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Holiday Sieciaki tour

Nobody’s Children Foundation, in cooperation with TP Group Foundation concluded a holiday project for children – “Sieciaki on holidays”. Read more

"Be original" in Poland

Educational program “Be Original” was launched in May 2006 by the Polish Anti-Piracy Coalition in cooperation with the authors’ society ZAIKS. Read more

Polish Radio BIS Science Picnic

On 23 June 2006, the 10th anniversary of Polish Radio BIS science picnic was celebrated in Warsaw. Read more

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