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International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 11 Issue 11, 2020.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to shine the light on the importance of educating students on digital literacy and netiquette, for technology has become a common denominator in most of our tasks. This study is mostly concerned with involving schools in educating students on this matter since students spend most of their time in schools. The paper expresses the urgency of increasing the dose of digital literacy taught in schools to help raise students’ awareness to potential risks the internet has. It breaks down the risks that young users are prone to face as well as ways to safely avoid them. Further, the paper analyzes the state standards practiced in the US. to serve as a wake-up call for schools to work on improving their standards to protect young users from the versatile harms. Therefore, schools are conjured to take on the role of enhancing students’ digital literacy and their understanding of the potential risks present online.
Mohammed Tawfik Hussein and Reem M. Hussein, “Involving American Schools in Enhancing Children’s Digital Literacy and Raising Awareness of Risks Associated with Internet Usage” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 11(11), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0111102
@article{Hussein2020,
title = {Involving American Schools in Enhancing Children’s Digital Literacy and Raising Awareness of Risks Associated with Internet Usage},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0111102},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0111102},
year = {2020},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {11},
number = {11},
author = {Mohammed Tawfik Hussein and Reem M. Hussein}
}
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