#EdTechMonday: Parents, schools urged to ensure safety of children online

As more young people use online learning platforms, parents, teachers and school administrators are increasingly concerned about the safety of children whilst online.

“It is a reality that parents do not think that there are enough systems to protect the child.

Such conversations are really important, parents must communicate with the children and identify the devices and services that are being used so that, some of these things are controlled”, she stressed on Edtech Monday on the Citi Breakfast Show.

“Parents can blacklist URLs that they do not want their children to go on.

Parents can also have alerts telling them what their children are doing at any point in time.

There are softwares that can help parents to control their children online

This includes the legal and ethical requirements placed on teachers to keep students and their information safe and secure; strategies for making classrooms safe and secure for students’ online activities; and the role of parents and caregivers in protecting their children as they study online.