Cybersecurity and Digital Education

Dear colleagues,

The presence and impact of ICT within the educational environment today is indisputable, and thus, a responsible and safe behavior toward different devices and networks has become essential. The internet and social networks and their irruption in all areas of life have changed the forms of communication and interaction and how privacy had previously been understood. Therefore, we advocate an educational model that promotes digital competence, both of teachers and students, prioritizing a motivated use of different educational agents. This approach is certain of all the elements and factors involved in this learning.

This proposal arises from the need to focus on the inclusion of technology in education toward a more complete paradigm, where good use is made of its multifunctionality, understood as a transversal element, despite the fact that in certain circumstances, the application of ICT to education has been different, and detrimental to cooperation. Thus, a profile is advocated for the 21st century where teachers and students, regardless of the educational stage they are in, go beyond the instrument and its correct use at the level of hardware and software. The very awareness of the implications and consequences of the current use of this technology, and how to manage their own identity and privacy is the basis from which one must start to be digitally competent.

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• cybersecurity
• ICT
• information security
• safety education