CYBER WELLNESS

WHAT IS CYBER WELLNESS?

Cyber wellness refers to the positive well being of

Internet users. It involves an understanding of the
risks of harmful online behaviour and awareness on
how to protect oneself from such behaviour.
CYBER WELLNESS CONSISTS OF…

Balanced
About the Use of ICT
Cyber World Netiquette Cyber Bullying
Online
Identity &
Expression

Handle
Inappropriate Copyright
Content Cyber Contacts
Evaluating
Scams & Spams Online
Information
1. COPYRIGHT
In this digital age, texts, photos, songs and games can be
easily downloaded. The fact that these materials are
made available on the Internet does not mean that
anyone can download or reproduce them freely. All
materials on the Internet including websites and graphics
are copyright-protected unless otherwise stated.

Though a web page is subjected to copyright, the

individual works (e.g. music, text, images) found on it
can be protected by a separate copyright. It is always a
good practice to check the terms and conditions of use of
the website and those of the works before hyperlinking
it.
 Copyright protects the original works of creators from being used by others
without permission.

 Copyright exists automatically once the work is created and no registration is

required.

 By providing exclusive rights to copyright owners to control the use of their

work, they are encouraged to put in greater effort, time and energy into their
creation. As such, more creative works that are of benefit to society and
individuals will be produced.

 We can play our part in respecting the works of others by seeking permission
from the copyright owners to use their works.
WATCH THIS VIDEO

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMza6Q8J08&t=9s
2. EVALUATING ONLINE INFORMATION

Not all information found online is trustworthy. Thus, we need to evaluate content
that we see online.

To evaluate means to assess if the information on the site is true or trustworthy.

When we are working on research projects, it is important to evaluate the content
we find online in order to best support our research.

Furthermore, in order to protect ourselves from online scams and fake websites, it
is important for us to assess the credibility of the online content.
 HOW?

You can use the S.U.R.E. model created by the National

Library Board, Singapore to access information online.
3. EFFECTIVE SEARCH SKILLS

What are some effective ways to do

online search? Discuss.
3. EFFECTIVE SEARCH SKILLS
1. Be specific with your search. Use key words
2. Advance search (https://www.google.com/advanced_search)
3. Reverse Image Search
4. Online Communities
5. Social Media
 3 PRINCIPLES OF
CYBER
WELLNESS
1. Respect for Self and Others

Students need to…

 Uphold their own dignity when online (e.g. share appropriate content
and participate in only legal online activities)

 Respect other people online (e.g. put themselves in others’ shoes,

accept diverse views and opinions, give credit when using other
people’s work and seek permission where necessary, avoid sharing
hurtful materials).
2. Safe and Responsible Use

Students need to…

 Have an understanding of the risks of harmful
and illegal online behaviours, and take steps to
protect themselves (e.g. keep their personal
information private, verify the reliability of
3. Positive Peer Influence
information using various sources, take steps
Students need to…
to avoid dangers they may encounter online)
 Be a positive role model online (e.g. share
 Make wise and healthy choices (e.g. maintain a
healthy and positive content, harness the
healthy balance of their online and offline
affordances of technology to do good for
activities)
society)

 Advocate positive online behaviour (e.g.

stand up for their peers online, report cases of
cyber bullying to a trusted adult/authority,
post encouraging remarks on social media)
SENSE – THINK – ACT
process

Sense – Identify the possible

risks of harmful behaviours
online and learn how to protect
oneself

Think – Analyse, evaluate and

reflect on the online situation
based on the three CW
principles.

Act – Translate understanding

into actions so as to be safe
and have a positive presence
online
RESOURCES

• https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101
• https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/social-and-emotional-learning/cyber-wellness
• https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101/evaluating-online-information
• https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101/about-the-cyber-world
• https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101/balanced-use-of-ict
https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101/cyber-bullying
https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/cyber-wellness-101/copyright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMza6Q8J08&t=9s
CLASS ACTIVITY
GROUP OF 4/5
Your family wants to go on a short vacation during the upcoming June holidays. Being the spontaneous person
you are, you volunteered to plan the vacation. Propose a plan to your parents on where you’ll can go for
holiday and plan an itinerary. Your proposed plan should include reference links you used for your
research.

Refer to the details below

1) Parents’ Budget: $2000
2) 4 people travelling including yourself
3) Duration of the vacation: 4 days 3 nights
4) Other details not mentioned here, can be assumed. For example, family dynamics, any children travelling
with you etc
5) You can use Microsoft Word or Microsoft Powerpoint to do this proposal.

Submission
a) Please upload your work on google classroom (Powerpoint format, Word Document format, Google Docs
format and Google Slides format are acceptable)
b) Rename your work to “your name_class”
c) In your proposal, please put all your group people’s name.