• Here i would like to present a cyberwellness post:
• from,S.hamidah and others :)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Although Singaporean teens spend an average of 17.2 hours(found on internet ofcourse) on the Internet each week, most of them don't know much about cyber-wellness, defined as being responsible, respectful and rational, as well as being alert to scams and how to protect themselves.
  
  
• When i actually interview some of my schoolmates.Some say they have lost control over how much time they spend online and think life without the Internet is meaningless and depressing. Most also do not report any illegal activity they may come across online while others do not know what is legal and what is not. Many also exhibited ignorance about copyright laws.I can actually now understnd that my schoolmates are all fools.
  
  
• The findings, in fact, show that Singapore youths are not using the Internet optimally and adopting cyber wellness practices
  
• I found this in one of the websites and all of them is true by scientific research expiriment.
  The research by Fei Yue was carried out from March - July 2006. Findings are as follows:
  Teenagers here spend an average of 17.2 hours per week online.
  72 per cent of students indicated that their parents knew how to use the Internet.
  49 per cent of parents never check the websites visited by their children.
  10 per cent of parents often use Internet filters.
  67 per cent of parents are unaware of their children's passwords to sites.
  10 per cent of students sometimes feel depressed, moody or nervous when offline.
  2 per cent sometimes fear that life would be boring, empty and joyless without the Internet.
  17 per cent (207 students) indicated that they had met people whom they got to know online.
  90 per cent would not pay to download files off the Internet.
  An overwhelming majority of respondents never or rarely reported illegal online activities of others.
  
  
• I feel ashamed and pity for those who actually does not cares about cyber wellness.that means they don't even cared about us.I should ask YOU people out there,what are we here in one country if we cannot help each-other by maintaining laws?whats so difficult by paying those downloading items?And what is so good about talking other people bad things online?(when you don't even knw them!!) Be responsible!! and please be sensible to others!
  
  
  
• Some teenagers gave responses like "..it was free. It should be free", as a reason for being unwilling to pay for downloaded material.
  "If it's on the Internet, it's not illegal 'cauz if it's illegal, it would have been taken off already," was another's response.
  
  I know people out there will always heard teens saying things like that,and that is very common.Their idea of being 'ok' is actually pretty dubious."
  
  
• here are some of my solutions to people out there reading my blog,parents,teachers,students and whoever that does such things above.please STOP!
  
  
• Balance
  Help teenagers manage their Internet Usage.
  Equip them with good time management skills.
  Create more avenues that encourage offline leisure activities for teenagers.
  
• Astuteness
  Educate youth on the potential risks in cyberspace.
  
• Respect and Responsibility
  Inculcate the same values of respect online as one would apply to others offline.
  Encourage more education in the area of legal and illegal online activities through the provision of informative pamphlets or handbooks written for youth.
  Provide information about the various authorities and avenues for help when youths come across illegal activities
  Get parents to communicate with their children about online responsibility.
  
• Embracing the Internet and Inspiring Others
  Schools can initiate projects that allow students to use their computing knowledge to serve their communities or help other students.
  
  
• Now stop cyber-bullying!!

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