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<\/p>\nParents, day in day out, I am sure you will be worried or even curious what your children are doing online when you are not around to supervise them. Worse of all, they might be having online problems or being cyber-bullied.<\/p>\n
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What is worse is that you might only find out when it is too late. What if there is a tool that can help you to understand more about their world so that you can identify signals\/problems or just to improve your knowledge of the cyber world? What if you can also read success stories of youths overcoming their online problems and learn from them? Sound interesting?<\/p>\n
Sometimes, it is good to know something before it happens. That is why, SingTel and TOUCH launch the first Cyber Wellness Mobile App. It is an info-Resource app for parents.<\/p>\n
Imagine, you no longer need to surf the Internet to answer your questions on the behavior of your children when they are online. You can rely on this app to know exactly what happen.<\/p>\n
Sounds good? You have to try it first, right? (pro tip: you can uninstall if you don’t like it \ud83d\ude42 ). It is available on iOS and on Android platform. Just search for notAnobbie and you should be able to get it.<\/p>\n
I copied this information from their Press Release.<\/p>\n
Annex 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Features of notAnoobie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The app covers six key areas and trends of cyber wellness:<\/p>\n In each trend, there are four different options available for more information about each area:<\/p>\n A unique feature of notAnoobie<\/i> is the \u201cTip of the Day\u201d feature which pushes bite-sized useful tips on cyber wellness issues to users.\u00a0 The tips are also written by TOUCH and published 365 days a year.<\/p>\n And here is the official Press Release<\/p>\n Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Info-Resource App for Parents to Safeguard Children\u2019s Online Activities<\/em><\/p>\n SINGAPORE, 10 July 2014 <\/b>\u2013 SingTel and TOUCH Cyber Wellness today launched notAnoobie<\/i>, Singapore\u2019s first cyber wellness mobile application designed to help parents better understand and protect their children from online risks.<\/p>\n notAnoobie<\/i> helps parents gain deeper insights into their children\u2019s online activity while on-the-go. The app features the latest on cyber issues, game reviews and real life stories of youths who have overcome their online problems. The term \u201cnoobie\u201d refers to a novice.<\/p>\n Technology helps to connect people, but it also exposes them, in particular youths, to online risks including inappropriate content and mobile addiction. Two surveys[1] show that six out of 10 youths have experienced a negative situation online such as cyber bullying.<\/p>\n Mr Eugene Seow, Executive Director, TOUCH Community Services, said: \u201cMany parents have told us that they are often clueless about their children\u2019s online activities. Yet, they are and should be the first line of defence when their children run into problems. With notAnoobie<\/i>, they can now keep abreast on new media information and are better empowered to guard their children from digital pitfalls, while guiding them to become responsible online citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n Content on notAnoobie<\/i> is developed by TOUCH\u2019s coaches and counsellors with extensive experience in cyber wellness education and counselling. SingTel funded the development of the app. For more information about notAnoobie<\/i>\u2019s features, please refer to Annex 1.<\/p>\n Mr Andrew Buay, Vice President, Group Corporate Social Responsibility, SingTel said: \u201cAs a responsible corporate citizen and the market leader in digital and mobile solutions, SingTel is committed to playing a key role in promoting cyber wellness by leveraging our technologies, capabilities and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWith notAnoobie<\/i>, we want to equip both young users and parents with the necessary knowledge to manage their digital footprint, protect their privacy and safety, while enjoying the benefits the online world offers,\u201d Mr Buay added.<\/p>\n Besides cyber wellness and online safety, SingTel\u2019s community focus also includes educating children and youth with special needs, supporting and training youth with disabilities for gainful employment, as well as the inclusion and well-being of vulnerable segments of the local community, especially persons with disabilities and seniors.<\/p>\n TOUCH Cyber Wellness, a service of TOUCH Community Services, is committed to providing quality cyber wellness education to children, teenagers, parents and educators. Since its inception in 2001, its cyber wellness programmes have reached out to more than 1 million students, educators and parents from over 320 schools.<\/p>\n notAnoobie<\/i> by SingTel and TOUCH is free for download from the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play Store by mobile users in Singapore on any network.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n About TOUCH Cyber Wellness<\/b><\/p>\n TOUCH Cyber Wellness (TCW), a service of TOUCH Community Services, is an award winning and market leading agency in the arena of school-based cyber wellness and new media literacy programmes. TCW is Singapore\u2019s pioneer and leading non-profit agency advocating cyber wellness and new media literacy for children, teenagers, parents, and educators.<\/p>\n Within the school context, TCW works closely with youths, educators and parents to cultivate respect, a balanced lifestyle and responsible use of digital technologies to effect a positive and healthy cyber culture at home, in school and community.<\/p>\n TCW is also the first agency in Singapore to develop an \u201cAdolescent Pathological Video Gaming Treatment Model\u201d in use since 2006. This model was validated by Dr Timothy Sim (Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in 2012. TCW is currently the only service in Singapore that provides a full suite of cyber wellness programmes in education, mentoring and counselling to students, teachers and parents.<\/p>\n About SingTel Corporate Social Responsibility<\/b><\/p>\n SingTel is committed to being a responsible corporate citizen in all the markets where it operates, with the aim to drive positive and sustainable changes across its four key sustainability pillars of Marketplace and Customers, Community, People and the Environment.<\/p>\n SingTel\u2019s strategic approach towards community support and development is to enable the inclusion and well-being of people and help them realise their potential through its core competence in digital and infocomm technologies. SingTel believes that it can drive positive and sustainable changes to disadvantaged communities, especially the vulnerable children and youth, through the support of corporate and workplace giving, staff volunteering and leveraging its skills and ICT innovations.<\/p>\n Read more about SingTel\u2019s corporate social responsibility and programmes at http:\/\/info.singtel.com\/about-us\/sustainability<\/span>.<\/p>\n [1]<\/a>a) Microsoft (2012). \u00a0Online Bullying Among Youth 8-17 Years Old \u2013 Singapore. Retrieved from http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/E\/8\/4\/E84BEEAB-7B92-4CF8-B5C7-7CC20D92B4F9\/WW%20Online%20Bullying%20Survey%20-%20Executive%20Summary%20-%20Singapore_Final.pdf<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n
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