Cyber Wellness

Cyber Wellness in education aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for positive purposes, maintain a positive presence in cyberspace and be safe and responsible users of ICT.

Key Cyber Wellness messages

Through the Cyber Wellness curriculum in Character and Citizenship Education (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. Students will understand and appreciate the following:

Embrace the affordances of technology while maintaining a balanced lifestyle between offline and online activities
Be a safe and responsible user of technology and maintain a positive online presence
Be responsible for personal well-being in the cyberspace

Overview of Cyber Wellness topics

Students gain 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 include:

Cyber Use	maintain a healthy balance of their online and offline activities (i.e. excessive use of technology)
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

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