Cyberwellness
What is Cyber Wellness?
Cyber Wellness (CW) in CCE focuses on the well-being of our students as they navigate cyberspace. Our curriculum aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of ICT for positive purposes, maintain a positive presence in cyberspace and be safe and responsible users of ICT.
Key Messages
Through CW education in CCE, students learn to be respectful, safe, and responsible users of technology and be a positive peer influence, advocating for the good of the community online.
These are the key messages which students will understand:
1. Embrace the affordances of technology while maintaining a balanced lifestyle between offline and online activities
2. Be a safe and responsible user of technology and maintain a positive online presence
3. Be responsible for personal well-being in the cyberspace
Broad Overview of CW Coverage in CCE Lessons
CW in CCE involves an understanding of the norms of responsible behaviour regarding technology use as well as knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes on how to protect oneself and other users in the cyber world. Topics in CCE Lessons include:
| Cyber Use | maintain a healthy balance of their online and offline activities (i.e. excessive use of technology) |
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| Cyber Identity | develop a healthy online identity express oneself online appropriately to be authentic and achieve congruence between online and offline identity |
| Cyber Relationships | develop safe, respectful, and meaningful online relationships (e.g. address cyber bullying, build positive relationships) |
| Cyber Citizenship | understand the cyber world and make informed choices about participation in online activities (e.g. accessing online content with malicious intent/inappropriate websites with content that is violent, sexual or harmful in nature) recognise and protect oneself and others from online risks associated with people who may have malicious intent (e.g. hackers, scammers, online predators) have a positive presence in the cyber community and be a positive influence |
| Cyber Ethics | create and share online content in a responsible manner (e.g. not sharing content from questionable sources and not propagating deliberate online falsehoods) respect copyright |