Apologies for cross-posting. *Diary Marker Text* Dear Colleagues, WISE KIDS are in the process of organising a National Conference in Wales together with the Wales Internet Safety Partnership (WISP), entitled: Young People, Mobile and Internet Technologies 2008 - Maximising Opportunities, Addressing Challenges The conference will be held at the Richard Ley Development Centre in Swansea on the 20th of October 2008. The conference will focus on raising awareness of young people's use of Internet and mobile technologies, and will examine what issues educators, youth professionals and policy makers need to address to ensure that young people have the necessary skills and knowledge to use these media confidently, and explore the opportunities these present. Challenges and risks associated with these media will also be discussed, and the conference will explore the legal and safeguarding issues that schools and other organisations need to address to minimise risk caused by misuse of these media. The key strands will be around innovative use of technology in education, children's experiences in virtual worlds, digital literacy, e-safety - legal and good practice guidelines. It is hoped that this conference will stimulate discussion, ideas and concrete action points that can help the sector move forward as a whole, in a way that truly supports young people, and those who work with them. To register an interest in attending this conference, please visit: http://www.wisekids.org.uk/conf and complete the form. We will send you a notice when registration for this conference opens officially. This is anticipated to be the end of August 2008. It is anticipated that the conference registration fee will be approximately £87.00. Also, please feel free to circulate this notice to any of your colleagues who may be interested to attend. Best wishes, Sangeet Sangeet Bhullar, PhD. Executive Director WISE KIDS Company No. 4572181 WISE KIDS: Promoting Innovative, Positive and Safe Internet Use Tel: 44 (0)1633-673339/ 44 (0)7900911940 email: sangeet@wisekids.org.uk skype id: sangeetbhullar http://www.wisekids.org.uk This email and any file attachments sent with it may have confidential or privileged information. These are intended solely for the individual(s) to whom the email is addressed. If you have received this in error, you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. Instead, please delete it and all copies of it from your system and notify Sangeet Bhullar immediately by sending an email to sangeet@wisekids.org.uk or calling +44 (0)7900 911940. Thank you. This email has been scanned for viruses by Norton AntiVirus. ============================================================================ = Ymddiheuriadau am anfon 'Dyddiadur' ddwywaith Annwyl Gydweithwyr, Mae WISE KIDS wrthi’n trefnu cynhadledd genedlaethol yng Nghymru ar y cyd â Phartneriaeth Diogelwch Rhyngwyd Cymru (WISP), o dan y teitl: Pobl Ifanc, Technolegau Symudol a Rhyngrwyd 2008 - Uchafu Cyfleoedd, Taclo Heriau Cynhelir y gynhadledd ar 20 Hydref 2008, lleoliad Canolfan Ddatblygu Richard Ley, Abertawe. Bydd y gynhadledd yn canolbwyntio ar wella ymwybyddiaeth o ddefnydd pobl ifanc o’r rhyngrwyd a thechnolegau symudol. Bwriedir trafod pa faterion sydd angen eu taclo gan addysgwyr, gweithwyr ieuenctid a llunwyr polisïau er mwyn sicrhau bydd y sgiliau a gwybodaeth angenrheidiol gan bobl ifanc i’w defnyddio’n hyderus, ac ymchwilio’r cyfleoedd maent yn cynnig. Bydd hefyd yn trafod heriau a risgiau’r cyfryngau hyn, ynghyd â’r materion cyfreithiol a diogelwch yn wynebu ysgolion a chyrff eraill. Bydd elfennau allweddol y gynhadledd yn trafod defnydd o dechnoleg yn addysg, profiadau plant o feysydd rhithwir, llythrennedd digidol, e-ddiogelwch – canllawiau cyfreithiol ac arferion da. Y gobaith yw bydd yn symbylu trafodaeth, syniadau a mesurau ymarferol i helpu’r sector i symud ymlaen, wrth gefnogi pobl ifanc a’r rhai sy’n cydweithio â nhw. Gallwch gofrestru diddordeb yn y gynhadledd wrth lenwi’r ffurflen yn: http://www.wisekids.org.uk/conf Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi pan fyddwn yn dechrau cofrestru swyddogol ar gyfer y gynhadledd. Rhagwelir bydd hynny tua diwedd Awst 2008. Rhagwelwn bydd ffi gofrestru’r gynhadledd tua £87.00. Cofiwch ddosbarthu’r hysbysiad hwn i unrhyw gydweithwyr a allai fod â diddordeb mewn dod i’r gynhadledd. Cofion gorau, Sangeet Bhullar Sangeet Bhullar, PhD. Executive Director WISE KIDS Company No. 4572181 WISE KIDS: Promoting Innovative, Positive and Safe Internet Use Tel: 44 (0)1633-673339/ 44 (0)7900911940 email: sangeet@wisekids.org.uk skype id: sangeetbhullar http://www.wisekids.org.uk Mae'n bosibl fod yn y neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw atodiadau ffeil a anfonir gyda hi wybodaeth gyfrinachol neu freintiedig. Ar gyfer yr unigolyn / unigolion y cyfeiriwyd yr e-bost ato / atynt yn unig y bwriadwyd hi. Os ydych wedi ei derbyn trwy amryfusedd, ni chewch gopïo, anfon ymlaen, datgelu na defnyddio unrhyw ran ohoni. Yn hytrach, a wnewch chi ei dileu hi a phob copi ohoni o'ch system a hysbysu Sangeet Bhullar ar unwaith trwy anfon e-bost at sangeet@wisekids.org.uk neu ffonio +44 (0)7900 911940. Diolch. Sganiwyd yr e-bost hwn am firysau gan Norton AntiVirus.