The Cyber Cell of Economic Offences Wing prepared a standard module to familiarise teachers with cyber safety and also handed over a compact disk, highlighting the same
With children becoming familiar with the Internet and related technology at a young and receptive age, and adults being mostly away from this virtual world, more and more youngsters are falling prey to cyber bullying and crimes.
In a bid to stem this disastrous trend, the Delhi Police had organised an awareness workshop for computer teachers in various schools of the Capital earlier this month. This was the third such workshop organised by the force. So far, 423 teachers and 114 principals from 302 schools have attended the workshop.
The Cyber Cell of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) prepared a standard module to familiarise teachers with cyber safety and also handed over a compact disk, highlighting the same. "School-going children are more vulnerable to cyber offences due to their inquisitiveness, curiosity, and inadequate awareness about online threats and safe online habits," said Arun Kampani, Additional Commissioner of Police, EOW.
"The workshop was very informative. I feel this was the need of the hour. The interactive session with senior police officers helped us understand many aspects of cyber crime and how children can fall prey to it,"Vivek Sawhney, a teacher in a from a government school in Defence Colony said. She further said that even though she herself uses social media, she was unaware of most privacy settings.
Citing the example of her six-year-old grand-daughter, she said: "She is constantly tapping on the phone. Children do not know which site they will end up opening. They also do not know the difference between official and unofficial sites. I want more programmes like this to happen, so that we are updated with the latest technology," Sawhney added.
Teachers who attended the programme said that apart from themselves, parents, too, needed to monitor their children and their mobile phone and internet usage.
"Children spend hardly 6-7 hours at school. Rest of the time, they are at home. So, parents need to keep a check on them to make sure that they are not vulnerable," Madhvi Batra, teacher in a Rohini government school said.
MATTER OF EXPOSURE
- A government school teacher says private school students get better exposure as compared to government school students
- This exposure leads private school students to make more online friends, leading to more chances of falling prey to cyber crimes
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