20-21 September 2011 5th International Conference “Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online” passed 
successfully on 20-21 September 2011 in Warsaw. The conference is organized by the Polish and German Safer Internet Centers in frames of the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme. This year conference is held under the patronages of Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda. The Warsaw conference has brought together more than 500 representatives from the education sector, NGOs, law enforcement, government and industry. The event addressed a wide variety of issues relating to children and young people’s safety online, such as privacy and social networking sites, managing online identity, plagiarism online, educational strategies and emerging trends. Read more...
May 30, 2011 Schoolchildren and teachers of Gorayq village discussed the benefits and risks 
the Internet can bring in their lives. The workshop on e-Safety was organized by Media Education Center in a distant village of Armenia’s southern province of Syunik in frames of the Kinderwall project. The Kinderwall project is implemented by the Armenian Project Management Association. Read more...
May 25, 2011, In frames of EU-funded 'Speaking for Myself' project Media Education Center conducts Media and Internet Literacy 
trainings for teachers and students of 31 secondary schools in the capital city and regions. The project is aimed to facilitate children's participation in decision making and advocacy from local to international platforms and across different media forms. Trainees learn how to access sources, interact, search, use WEB-2 networks: blog and video blog networks, news sources, wiki systems, social networks and homepages. Media trainings focus on journalism, digital photography, writing, filming, self-editing, radio and television are designed to help children gain essential knowledge and skills to speak for themselves, protect and promote their rights, and voice their opinions on issues related to them and their lives. Read more in school blogs and web-sites, created in frames of the project
May 16, 2011, Media Education Center becomes associated member of the European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online, eNACSO. eNACSO is a network consisting of children’s rights NGOs from across the EU working for a safer online environment for children. eNACSO's mission is to promote and support actions at national, European and international level to protect children and promote their rights in relation to the Internet and new technologies. The network shares expertise and best practice on key policy areas related to child online safety in order to become more effective in promoting a child protection focus in relation to the Internet and new and emerging technologies. Read more about eNACSO's activities...
April 6, 2011 20 simultaneous workshops on Internet Literacy held on April 6, 2011 in 
Armenia's 20 secondary schools in frames of Speaking for Myself EU-funded project. Workshops were coordinated by teachers who successfully passed Media Literacy trainings in Yerevan and Tavush region. Over 300 children between 11 and 17 discussed e-safety rules, asked questions about on-line privacy and security issues they face while using blogs, chat rooms and social networks. For the first time teachers wrote stories about safe and responsible usage of digital technologies in their school web-sites and blogs, newly-created in frames of the project. They suggested own strategies on how to make the Internet safer and secure place for youngsters. Read their stories below.
EU-funded 'Speaking for Myself' project is implemented by Mission East, Brifge of Hope in partnership with Media Education Center and Internews Armenia. In frames of the project Media Education Center conducts Media and Internet Literacy trainings for Armenia's 31 secondary schools. Teachers and students acquire hands-on experience in photography & publishing, learn how to access sources, interact, use WEB-2: blog and video blog networks, news sources & social networks. See Photostream of the Project...
Read about April 6 workshops below...
Internet is More than a Game, it's your life! Safer Internet Day 2011 Armenia |
'Bright & Dark Sides of Internet', Nshanyan Artak, 5th Grade, Mkhitar Sebastatsy Educational Complex., Safer Internet Day 2011, Armenia |
The 8th edition of Safer Internet Day celebrated on 8 February 2011 in more than 60 countries across the world and this year. In Europe and beyond, thousands of activities organised by national Safer Internet Day committees to reflect on the way people present themselves on the web in spaces ranging from social networks and dating sites to online role-playing games such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.
Activities around the world...
January 24, 2011 Internet Literacy Handbook of the Council of Europe published in Armenian. The publication was prepared by Media Education Center with support of World Vision. The Handbook is a 
guide for teachers, parents and students which explains on getting the most out of the Internet and how to protect privacy on websites and social networks.
December 12, 2010 On-line version of Insafe Family e-Safety Kit re-produced in Armenian by Media Education Center with support of World Vision. Read more...
December 11, 2010 Media Education Center with support of World Vision conducts a Workshop on e-
Safety for high school students from Stepanavan. Adobe User Group member Ares Hovhannesyan presents usage of new tools on graphic design, video-editing and publishing. Read more...
May 20, 2010 Article (INSAFE Newsletter) highlights initial results from the survey conducted by Media Education Center this year 
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April 2, 2010 Armenian Safer Internet Day Committee held its meeting at the AUA Business Center. Issues 
related to cyber-ethics, cyber-security, protection of private data, copyright problems, protection of minors, media literacy and the broader topics of development of the Information Society in Armenia were discussed.
March 18, 2010 Corner of Harry Potter, Public Radio of Armenia, Program for Children and Parents at 2.45 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. Protection of personal information from unauthorized access. Media Education Center's experts invited to speak. Questions and Answers, moderated by Narine Safaryan.
February 15, 2010 You can report anything you find on-line that you don't like or makes you feel uncomfortable. You can report harmful and offensive content or any incident. Hotlines are available round- the-clock: (37410) 24 15 80, (374 080) 06 11 11 and (37410) 739148.
February 12 – April 01, Dissemination of a new Internet Safety Guide for Teachers, Parents and Children 
and World Vision's "Keep the Children Safe Online" interactive CD among children and youth. The two resources teach that the Internet can be a great educational tool and a fun place for children and educate them about risks, negative content, their rights to privacy.
February 12, 2010, Corner of Harry Potter, Public Radio of Armenia, Special Program for Children and Parents at 2.45 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. "eSafety Tips to parents and children using the World Wide Web". Questions and Answers, moderated by Narine Safaryan.
February 09 , 2010 Competition of drawings/posters focusing on this year’s Safer Internet Day slogan "Think before you post!". 5 - 8 year olds can enter the Safer Internet Day 2010 poster competition by making a picture on the theme "How do you see yourself and the internet? Is it a good, safe place to be?" Works are accepted until April 9.
February 09, 2010 - Seminar “Safer Internet Day” with education and ICT stakeholders organized in the frame of the Safer Internet Day 
by Media Education Center in partnership with Microsoft Armenia, World Vision. Representatives of National Center of Educational Technologies, NGOs, secondary school and university teachers, media, youth took part in the seminar. Read Agenda...
January 28, 2010 Internet Safety Guide for Teachers, Parents and Children by Media Education Center is available on-line. The guide highlights possible threats for children and gives advises how to behave safely being on-line and not reveal personal information. It describes the the opportunities and dangers new information and communication technologies bring.
January 26, 2010, 250 participants gathered at the Yerevan Secondary and High School after Chekhov, located in the heart of Armenian capital, to discuss children's on-line behaviour and risks. The meeting was a launch of month-long celebrations of the Safer Internet Day in Armenia organized by Media Education Center. Parents, teachers and NGO representatives took part in the meetng. This is the second year Armenia participates in the Safer Internet Day world-wide celebrations. See Photos...
August 7, 2009, Corner of Harry Potter, Public Radio of Armenia, Live Program for Children and Parents. US University of St. Thomas professor, Michael O'Donnell and Media Education Center deputy Director Narine Khachatryan invited to speak about impacts of media on children. Questions and Answers, moderated by Narine Safaryan.
June 12, 2009, Corner of Harry Potter, Public Radio of Armenia, Live Program for Children and Parents. "Educational Resources on the World Wide Web". Media Education Center invited to speak about efficient use of educational resources on the web. Questions and Answers, moderated by Narine Safaryan.
February 27, 2009, Corner of Harry Potter, Public Radio of Armenia , Live Program for Children and Parents on Internet Safety Issues. Media Education Center invited to highlight the benefits and the risks related to usage of on-line technologies. Questions and Answers, moderated by Narine Safaryan.
February 26, 2009, Round Table on Child On-line Safety, Mariott Hotel, Round table with authorities and mass media representatives in Yerevan. The launch of the new project «Building a Common e-Learning Environment for Schools».
February 25, 2009: 10 Tips to Children on Safer Usage of On-line Technologies Workshop at the Yerevan School of Art at the Mkhitar Sebastatsy Educational Complex in Yerevan. Children played games helping them to learn about safe behaviour on the web.
February 24, 2009 : Two Republican Competitions among school children and teachers «Best Electronic Teaching Material» created with Scorm standards and “Best School Web-site” are announced by MEC.
February 17, 2009, “Safer Usage of On-line Technologies and Information Literacy in Armenian Schools” Workshop, Yerevan, Physics-Mathematics School after Shahinyan. ..
- February 11 - February 17, 2009 : Workshops on Internet safety issues and social networking with youngsters, parents, teachers, local authorities, NGOs in Yerevan. Municipality officials, as well as school principals and mass media representatives participate,local media outlets received press-releases about the events.See Photos....
- Child safety On-line Presentation...
February 10, 2009, “Safer Usage of On-line Technologies and More Responsible Behaviour in Social Networks” Workshop for children, parents, teachers and NGO representatives at the Mkhitar Sebastatsy EC. Children also prepared their own presentations about spam, viruses and cyber etiquette. Microsoft Corporation described the usage of Internet filters and disseminate information on filtering software..
February 10, 2009 : Media Education Center launched of a new web resource www.saferinternet.nt.am with links to teaching and learning resources on safety issues. Information campaign. The web-site contains sections on blogs, chat rooms, social networks, file-sharing and filtering and . Internet-related risks, such as cyber-bulling, fishing, farming, Internet fraud and identity theft. Links to the new web-site are placed on several school web-sites. The web-site highlights such issues as copyright and protection of private information. It contains useful tips to parents, children, teenagers and teachers on safer and more responsible behavior on the web. Read More...