Introduction: What is Internet Safety?
What is internet safety?
With the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning process, students and teachers akin are increasingly using the internet as a technology to enhance learning. This unit is designed to equip teachers with fundamental knowledge and skills for safe and legal use of the internet in the process of teaching and learning. The purpose is to identify and avoid situations that could threaten either your student’s or your own safety while using the internet.
With the rapid increase in use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education, the way students learn, communicate and interact also changes. The use of internet and internet enabled technologies like computers and mobile phones by students is on the increase. Thus, they are able to connect and collaborate to a global community of internet users anytime, anywhere. In addition, the internet enables them to have access to vast information that were previously not easily accessible.
Despite the benefits associated with the use of internet based ICTs, students are exposed to several risks. Therefore, teachers should ensure that safety precautions are adhered to when students use the internet. They should be able to identify potential risks or harm they are likely to face while using the internet and how to protect themselves from such risks.
We can therefore say that internet safety is about being abreast with the precautions you should observe while using the internet to ensure that your personal information and your computer is safe.