Dr. Reda Abu Serie First Undersecretary, General Education Ministry of Education, Egypt

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Dr. Reda Abu SerieFirst Undersecretary, General
EducationMinistry of Education, Egypt
Internet Safety EducationChallenges? 2008
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Its a digital world

• - More children and young people to be able to
• share the advantages of the internet verses to
• ensure that such access is safe
• - Children learn how to use the Internet appears
• to be a reflection of the tool itself
• easy
• immediate
• relational and entertaining field
• simultaneously of a recreational and didactic
• educational nature

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Internet Mobiles

• Internet and the mobile phone are the preferred
• communication tools of children.
• They are characterised by the same qualities and
  advantages
• Pleasure
• Discovery
• Attraction for new and stimulating relationships
• They have the same defects and disadvantages
• Problems
• Abuses
• Pathologies (conflicts, risk taking, dangers,
  threats, ill-advised

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Possible internet dangers

• Exposing children to a range of harmful
• websites and interaction on
• Non child/youth age appropriate materials or
  information
• pornographic imagery or published materials

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Possible internet dangers

• Potentially incorrect nature of some information
• Potentially dangerous contacts
• Harassment
• Deceit as to the free nature of services or goods
• Illegal downloads
• Risk of addiction

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Possible uses of the Internet

• Searching for information for schoolwork,
  interesting subjects, and/or for fun
• Sending and receiving e-mails
• Using instant messaging (e.g. MSN chatting)
• Engaging in open chat rooms
• Creating own blog/homepage and posting texts,
  photos (and/or) music on the Internet
• Reading and responding to friends and unknown
  blogs/homepages
• Playing games on line
• Downloading music, films, videos, games or other
  files
• Sharing files and photos
• Downloading ring tones/images for the mobile
  phone
• Taking part in competitions
• Making phone calls through the Internet

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Observations

• The most frequent uses are concentrated in
• two functions of a recreational, entertainment
  nature
• online games (often the most frequent use quoted
  by the youngest children and among older boys,
  while this seems to be less a priority among
  girls as they get older)
• looking for information on subjects that are of
  interest or browsing for fun

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Possible uses of the mobile

• Receiving and making calls
• Sending/receiving text messages is the favourite
  and intense activity of children
• Taking photos/images
• Sending/receiving/sharing images
• Connecting to the Internet by mobile phone

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MOE is committed to

• Quality Education for ALL
• Education is a human right
• Decentralized process
• Community active participation
• Role model in the region
• Knowledge based society
• A new social contract based on democracy,
  fairness, and progression

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Knowledge Based Society
Basic Paths
Digital Readiness
eGovernment
eLearning
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MOEs eLearning

• MOE seeks to offer an untraditional
• educational endeavor with a focus
• on ICT and internet.
• Student Self Learning
• Teacher Live and direct interaction with
  students continuous assessment
• Parent Continuous follow up with school
  administration

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Keeping doors of communication open
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Integration of Internet Safety into the
Curriculum
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Computer Technology
Primary
Preparatory
Secondary

• Extra-curricula Activity
• CD for basic computer and internet uses through
  simulations

Main subject
Main subject
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Integration how?

• Using internet tools (e.g. research, email, etc.)
• Benefiting from the internet for academic
  purposes
• Being introduced to communication ethics
• Being aware of the basic concepts of the
  information ethics
• Pirating
• Copy Rights
• Viruses

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International Projects

• International Education
• Resource Network
• Safe, secured access
• Connecting cultures respecting differences
• Online collaborative project based learning

www.iearn.org
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International Projects

• Global Teenager
• Project
• Exploring diversity
• Learning circles
• Cooperative learning

www.globalteenager.org
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International Projects

• Schools Online
• Use of ICT
• Linking Egyptian students with their peers around
  the globe
• www.schoolsonline.org

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International Projects

• Schlumberger Excellence
• in Educational Development
• Learning community
• Communication
• Competition
• Science internet

www.slb.com/seed/
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International Projects

• Global Learning
• Observation to Benefit
• the Environment
• Environmental awareness
• Global climate changes
• Enhance students performance in science and math
• Use of computers and internet

www.globe.gov
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International Projects

• Globe www.globe.gov
• SOL www.sol.org
• THINK www.thinkquest.com
• Creative Teachers Competition
• www.intnegypt.com
• Mtandao Africa
• www.MtandaoAfrica.org
• Mrs. Mubaraks Software Competition
• Computer Technology Annual Competition
• Oracl Academy Competition

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Local Projects

• Junior Developer
• Program seeks to
• Explore and train talented
• preparatory students in
• the field of software
• development

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Positive advantages of internet

• MOE has held several training programs for
• Students
• Teachers
• Parents
• Targeted
• 3000/yr
• Actual
• 2620 students

Implementation Plan 2006 - 2007
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Teachers Programs

• MOE has trained many teachers in the field
  through
• Computer Technology Department
• Technology Development Center
• Course is up to 72 hours

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Training caliber

• MOE has trained hundreds of computer
• Teachers (TOT) to become trainers to deliver
• specialized training programs on safety on the
• internet to students

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Partnership

• In collaboration with Microsoft and under the
  Egyptian Education Initiative, MOE has trained
• Students
• Teachers
• Supervisors
• Parents

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International Certificates

• MOE is assisting ALL teachers and staff to
• obtain the International Computer Driving
• License through
• Computer Technology Department
• Technology Development Center
• MOE is a granting organizing to ICDLs
• certificate.

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Suggestions

• Develop a task force from all stakeholders to
• have a common goal of making the internet a safer
  place for children and young people
• establish shared understanding and encourage the
  emergence of a common approach to risk management
  assessment and finding solutions
• Stakeholders
• Internet service providers
• Major web site portals
• Representatives from software companies
• Mobile phone companies
• Credit card companies
• Police and law enforcement
• Different arms of central government
• Media and press
• Teachers
• Parents

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Suggestion

• 2) Capacity building to NGOs ability to take
  part in the processes associated with the task
  force especially
• - Offer support and awareness to needy
  children and their families
• - Advocate for the concept of safer internet
  with industries, private sector, and community

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Discussion

• Exchange of learnt lessons
• Positive advantage of the internet in students
  and parents learning
• How to integrate internet safety to many other
  subjects other than computer technology?

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Thank you

• e-mail abouserie_at_hotmail.com