This blog is run by the UK Government Digital Service, and shares how they use digital channels to engage, some best practice guidance, updates on the latest platform developments, and a candid view of what’s worked for them and what hasn’t.

This list connects to a range of resources created by a variety of organisations. It is useful whether you are just getting started or are looking to enhance how you use platforms. From planning your first Tweet to fundraising through social media, the list has plenty to provide support.

5Rights takes the existing rights of children and young people (under 18), and articulates them for the digital world. Signatories to the 5Rights framework believe that young people should be supported to access digital technologies creatively, knowledgeably and fearlessly.

Informed Scotland is a monthly intelligence digest of Scottish learning and skills. This issue, commissioned by Education Scotland, highlights key areas from across the learning and skills landscape, providing valuable information and links.

OFCOM is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. This report examines children's media literacy. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15, as well as information about the media access and use of young children aged 3-4.

Staff at Fast Forward have compiled their top ten resources around Internet Safety & Sexting. They provide background on each resource, and why they think it is valuable.

This handbook is for anyone who has an interest in using digital media literacy skills for storytelling. It contains themes and examples of work created during the project, and suggested exercises to help develop digital storytelling skills which can be used for any context. The handbook is structured around exploring a theme, then ideas for using blogging, audio, social media and video for digital storytelling.

This document is aimed at charities and social enterprises, and provides a practical guide to using social media, using interviews and case studies to support the content.

Created by CEOP, Think U Know is an online guide to internet safety for young people and those working with young people. Each section is broken down into age categories to ensure that appropriate content is being served to the correct audience.

CHEX supports community development approaches to health improvement, providing 
support to a network of community-led health organisations and their public sector partners who are tackling health inequalities in communities across Scotland. This guide aims to get stakeholders started with social media.

Run by Ross McCulloch, this blog focuses on using social media for social good. This posting looks at how Berneslai Homes successfully engaged young tenants through the use of social media.

Read examples of the use of digital technology and social media in CLD, highlighted through the Digitally Agile project. Studies include Just Duk 1T, Upbeet and MYPAS.

5Rights takes the existing rights of children and young people (under 18), and articulates them for the digital world. Signatories to the 5Rights framework believe that young people should be supported to access digital technologies creatively, knowledgeably and fearlessly.

The NCA's CEOP Command (formerly the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. Their sites includes a range of resources & publications for those working or engaging with young people.

This site focuses primarily on higher education, but has useful resources that can be transferred to a range of informal education settings. Using a range of content, including several videos, the site explores how marriage of technology and education improve learning outcomes.

The Digizen website provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible DIGItal citiZENS. It shares specific advice and resources on issues such as social networking and cyberbullying and how these relate to and affect their own and other people's online experiences and behaviours.

Media Trust believe in the power of media to change lives, and work with the media industry to empower charities and communities to have a voice and be heard. This page outlines some of the projects carried out to helping communities have a voice.