Digital responsibility, taught by the big kids
Be Safe. Be Smart. Be Kind.
The internet can be a scary place — but it doesn't have to be. We grow a movement where kids inspire present and future generations to be digitally responsible, by building smart habits early instead of taking the technology away.
The internet can be a scary place.
But it doesn't have to be.
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The problem.
Technology shapes our children's lives in genuinely positive ways — school, friendship, family. It also carries risks. But cyberbullying, pressured sharing and contact from strangers are not where the problems start. They start when kids are unaware of their digital footprint and post content that jeopardises their reputation and their safety.
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Removing the technology is not the answer.
Our approach doesn't involve stripping the internet away or asking families to surveil their children. We see how unrealistic both are. Instead we encourage kids to use the web positively, instilling smart habits early so that ever-advancing technology doesn't threaten a child's school life, future career or emotional health.
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Our secret weapon: the "big kids."
The best way to gain the ears of kids is to have their real-life heroes do the teaching. We appoint a remarkable group of students who are impassioned to teach digital responsibility. Alongside our adult coordinators, they lead younger children through activities and games about being safe, smart and kind online.
Kids who are cyberbullied are far more likely to experience anxiety, withdrawal and school avoidance — and most of them never tell an adult.
Nearly 43% of kids have been cyberbullied.
82% of online crimes against minors begin on a social media site.
61% of young people who shared a private image say they were pressured into it at least once.
13% of teens say a social media experience made them nervous about going to school the next day.
And only one in six parents is aware their child is being cyberbullied. Learn the signs →
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Four doors into the library
The signs, the first hour, reporting routes, and supporting a child on either side of it.
Screen-time agreements, the apps in your child's dock, and the example you're setting.
What a post really gives away, and how to use a feed without letting it set your mood.
Passwords, two-factor, permissions, and the security behind the services families use.
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Safer At Home, Safer Online: Chats, Video Calls and Game Lobbies
Texting, video-chatting and gaming are how kids keep in touch. Here's how to make each of those three channels safer without cutting your child off from their friends.
Quick Guide: How to Spot a Child Being Cyberbullied
One in six parents knows their child has been bullied on a social network. Here are the signs worth watching for, and what to do in the first hour once you know.
Parents, Check Your Own Digital Media Use
Parents check their phones around 70 times a day and consistently underestimate it. Before setting a screen-time rule for your child, it's worth auditing the example you're setting.
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Privacy and Security Check-Up: Twenty Minutes, Once a Term
We work, learn and socialise online more than ever. A short, repeatable account check-up you can do with your child — passwords, two-factor, permissions, and old accounts.
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“Working with B3 tonight was an amazing experience! Teaching kids about internet safety is so important. I wish I'd had an opportunity to learn these things when I was younger!”
— Project B3 Student Leader
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About Project B3
Project B3 is a nonprofit dedicated to teaching students and parents how to navigate the web and social media safely. Our program doesn't limit internet usage — it gives kids the tools to use the internet safely and responsibly.
Our goal is simple, and it fits on a wristband: every child should Be Safe, Be Smart and Be Kind.
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A one-hour session, led by your own students, for up to 100 kids at a time. Plus The Parent Feed, our 90-minute workshop for families.
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