CyberWellness is a term which includes not only about concerns around safety and security online, but also taking people's psychological and emotion well-being into account. Using the internet for various purposes has been very common now adays, thus people have to be careful and more cautious. This does not only applies to the younger people, but also to the older ones.
When using the internet and mobile technologies, we are sending, recieving and communicating in a public space. CyberWellness will teach us how to use and communicate with such techonologies properly, keeping safe and secure, learning how to disclose sources of information online and also how to respect other users.
Though there are alot of people who spend more than 10 hours on the internet each week, most of them are not knowledgable or aware about CyberWellness, which also means they do not know much about protecting themselves from harmful online behaviors. There are a few types of cyber crimes which includes cyberbullying, plagarism and piracy.
Everyone is responsible in educating themselves by using the internet correctly. The government has taken measures to ensure that, by holding workshops and events. Therefore, I think the schools and parents should also participate and help by educating the students and their child so as to lessen the government's burden. Schools can give handouts to students to promote CyberWellness and parents can communicate with their child about the proper way to use the internet, and also not to get too addicted in it.
-Kimberley
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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