Internet safety: My Selfie teaching students to be app happy

Viber, Snapchat, and Instagram are the most common apps used by sixth-class boys and girls at Kilbrittain National School to stay in touch after class and at weekends.

Smartphones are not allowed at school, but all 12 boys and eight girls in Niall Moynihan’s class own or have access to one, and most are on a social network.

So with phones and the internet being such a key element of communication in the rural West Cork community near Bandon, learning about online safety has been a focus in recent weeks.