Plugged In Switched Off
With support from Google.org Plugged In Switched Off is a solution based online event giving advice for parents, principals and professionals alike.
Thanks to the insights we get from our workshops with children, each year we aim to tackle a different topic of online safety. The viewer hears from various perspectives, from young people, to schools, to industry, to experts. We hope these webinars are useful and can help start conversations at home about online safety.
If you weren’t able to be with us on the day the recorded webinars from this year and previous years are available to watch back.
Plugged In Switched Off: Exploring AI with Children & Young People
The Barnardos Online Safety Programme has been delivering workshops about online safety to children, parents and teachers for over ten years. Since 2019, with support from Google.org, we have delivered workshops to over 90,000 children around Ireland.
This webinar will explore:
- Children’s Voices – Hear directly from young people about their experiences and concerns with AI.
- Innovative Uses of AI – Discover exciting ways AI is being used in education and by young people.
- Opportunities & Risks – Address key concerns about AI’s impact on children’s safety online.
- Empowering Parents & Professionals – Practical guidance to help children navigate the world of AI.
If you’re not sure about any game or term that was used throughout this webinar Webwise have full glossary of terms.
Report: Exploring AI (Artificial Intelligence) with Children and Young People
Read our in-depth report, which sheds light on children’s knowledge of AI.
Look back at previous ones
Plugged in Switched off 2023
The theme was Gaming. This is a practical, solution focused event and gave insights into the pros/cons of gaming and how it impacts on children
2022 Plugged In Switched Off – Cyberbullying
Our second webinar on cyberbullying took place on 31st May 2022.
2021 Plugged In Switched Off – Summary Report
Our first webinar about digital wellbeing and screen time took place on March 30th 2021. Feel free to download the summary
Our Partners
We are supported by Google.org to provide online safety workshops to children and young people around Ireland. Our Plugged in Switched off webinar series, aimed at parents and professionals, is also due to their support. As part of this Barnardos/Google partnership, we signpost to Be Internet Legends, a free multifaceted programme designed to teach younger children (age 7-11 year olds) about online safety. There are family guides for parents and lesson plans for teachers and can be used as a ‘before’ or ‘after’ teaching resources to our workshops.
