.Tuesday, July 13, 2010 ' 10:44 PM Y
Information Technology seems to be important to everyone. Even employees and students depend on technology to work and study. A form of technology is the internet. For instance, in polytechnics and junior colleges, projects are part of the curriculum. They are required to conduct researches from the internet. As a student, apart from gathering resources from the internet, I surf the internet for entertainment. The internet is also a convenient spot where people shop online e.g. blogshops. Face book, blogs, YouTube and twitter are websites that teenagers often visit.
We usually assume that it’s safe to log in to a particular website or chatting online with a stranger. Most Singaporean youths do not exercise cyber wellness. By definition, cyber wellness is the positive well-being of Internet users and a healthy cyber culture for the Internet community. They lack of understanding of the risks of harmful online behaviour, an awareness of how to protect oneself and others from such behaviour, and recognition of the power of the Internet to affect oneself and the community at large. Thus, those who lacks of understanding on cyber wellness are vulnerable to online cons such as get rich schemes and fake business opportunities.
Gaming is also an addiction that teenagers find hard to control. When gamers are focused on gaming, they neglect having meals on time and have sufficient sleep. This will affect and deteriorate their health. Internet users have abused the luxury of surfing the internet. Examples of such are spamming people’s blog with negative comments and posting racist remarks. Internet users should be mindful of what they post online or otherwise, they will bear the consequences. In schools, it is considered to be a serious offence. Students will be punished accordingly and can also be classified as a crime for posing insulting remarks.
Parents can play a role to promote cyber wellness to their children. Having consistent checks on the sites that teenagers visit is a good way to keep track on them. Parents will be well-aware of their children activities. Children are encouraged to be educated on cyber wellness when they are young. On the other hand, teenagers should refrain themselves from visiting illegal websites. Internet is not a harmful as long as the internet users do not misused the internet and visit appropriate sites.
julia.
Labels: Cyber Wellness
