New Delhi: Over seven lakh students of schools under Delhi government, the city’s cantonment board and NDMC will soon get lessons on the “responsible use of social media”.
According to a PTI report, the month-long series of online sessions will be conducted for 1,040 schools. The sessions are scheduled to begin on November 23. The lessons are being conducted against the backdrop of increased usage of gadgets and exposure to social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Threat through the unknown and anonymous cyber world is a harsh reality nowadays. Ease of access and unmonitored reach has exposed the children to unscrupulous elements on the net,” Delhi’s Deputy Director of Education Mohinder Pal was quoted as saying by the news agency.
“The series on ‘Responsible use of Social Media’ will create awareness about the various kinds of threats on the internet and also ways to secure oneself from these threats. The children will also be sensitised about responsible use of social media,” he added.
Pal also said that the plan is to mentor the students on how to be digitally smart. A total of 52 sessions will be conducted online for addressing 7.3 lakh students from classes IX to XII in 13 districts (136 clusters) across the national capital.
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