Panaji: Cybersmart program, which is intended to educate students, parents and school teachers about the safety of cyberspace have begun.
So far, 50 schools have undergone sessions and coordinators plan to reach 250 more.
Sonali Patankar, the founder of the responsible Netism conducting a program together with the human touch foundation, said this session focused on the type of cyber crime, gaming security measures, screen balances, and addicted red flag among other issues.
Virtual sessions are held for one hour for VII V class students along with their parents and teachers, and for one and a half hours for those who study in class VIII to X.
“We do not ask parents to spy on their children , but suggest them to keep communication open so that children do not have to lie and quietly about their online behavior, “Patankar said.
The coordinator said they had found parents to fear technology, the factors used by children for their benefits.
Therefore, children are encouraged to proactively share their knowledge with their parents.
“There are many examples of children who save their parents from economic and financial fraud.
They are very good at identifying false profiles and suspicious messages and often suggest parents not to forward certain messages without verifying them, etc.,” he said .
Students while it is recommended to share personal images on the internet.
“We know that at a time, children will explore the internet and cross the boundaries because there is something new that appears on the internet every day.
But behind their minds, they will know what the result is.
We tell them what should be done if they fall in distress and where help is available, “he added.
Where schools are worried, the free platform used to do online classes is much safer than the paid platform.
Patankar suggested that the distinguity and guidelines were distributed to students about what was allowed and what was not and the impact if they violated the rules.