Front Page Where is the Internet used? |
Where is the
Internet used?
Even handheld games such as the Nintendo DS now have online games where children as young as 8 years old may be engaging in competitive or collaborative games with thousands of other people across the world. It’s easy to see this as a threat but the vast majority of people are decent human beings. This applies in the real world as well as the virtual and in both places we need to do two things: • Identify and harness the benefits • Educate youngsters as to the dangers and teach them how to recognise risk and keep themselves safe |