CHILDREN in Bahrain are to get 'driving lessons' - in cyber-space.
They are to be taught how to navigate their way around the electronic world of computers and the Internet under a GCC-wide scheme.
Children aged up to 12 in schools across the country are to be included in the free International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) digital literacy certification scheme.
The scheme's governing body, the ICDL GCC Foundation, is offfering free ICDL certification to thousands of children across the region.
The initiative, which started in September this year, aims to develop computer literacy at an early age, to prepare Arab youngsters to use information technology as a tool for education.
Julie Lindsay on 13 Feb 09The Internet has created a whole new world of social communications for young people who are using e-mail, social networking Web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms and text messaging to stay in touch with friends and make new ones. While most interactions are positive, increasingly kids are using these communication tools to antagonize and intimidate others. According to a 2008 University of Toronto cyber bullying survey, nearly one in five Canadian students surveyed reported having been bullied online in the past three months.[1] An Alberta study found that one-third of students who had cyber bullied, had also been victims themselves.[2]
