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Hello everyone. I’m Murrey Eddah. I’ll be your instructor for this module. In this module, we’ll cover on cyber safety for students. We’ll begin by looking at student online protection. So what is student online protection? This is the safeguarding of students against online risks. It aims at protecting students while learning online. Students under the age of 18 are considered minors, thus are most vulnerable when it comes to the consumption of the internet.

One way of protecting students online is by monitoring their activities. The major key players in ensuring student online protection are; the students, parents, guardians, and teachers. They all have a role to play when it comes to online safety of students and their protection of their personal information. Now that you have an understanding on student online risks, in the next topic, we’ll cover online risks and indicators of an online abuse.