Project Cyber Wellnessat Nan Hua High

Agenda• Choice of GRC and Nan Hua High

School• Project Goals• Identifying the issue

– Focus Group and Findings• Selecting working group • Implementation• Post-Activity Evaluation • Challenges and learning points

Choice of GRC and Nan Hua High School

• CHERISH project: Platinum award• Health achievements of school

– Sustained Achievement award for Physical Fitness

• Initial contact with Principal – Mr Foo

Project Goals

• Student-led initiative: Bottom-up approach– Students to have ownership of project– Students identify & own outcome– Students decide on ways to achieve outcome

• Sustainability of projects– To achieve sustainable change by first targeting

a pilot group subsequently replicate across the level and

school

Preliminary Field Research

• Informal discussion with 20 students

Interests, motivations, frustrations, worries, lifestyle and habits

• Informal discussion with teachers LEAD ICT@Schools, SKY Programme Truancy

Identifying the issue• Focus group

– 2 classes of Secondary 2 Students

Objective: To understand their general habits and lifestyles

• Mahjong Paper Activity

Video

Students’ illustrations:

Recurring theme

• Internet related:– Spending too much

time on blogging– MSN chats while

doing homework– Reduce

concentration level– Addiction to online

gaming – Poor grades

The Issue: Internet Addiction

• Symptoms (MDA, 2005)– Preoccupation with the Internet– Observable increase in the amount of time

spent on the Internet in order to achieve satisfaction

– Frequent thoughts about previous online activity

– Anticipation of the next online session

Selecting working group

• Info-Comm club – To ensure sustainability of the project– Rationale:

Synergistic links between the nature of CCA and the issue identified

Communicating with Working Group• Regular school visits and meetings to

build rapport

Cyber-Wellness

To develop a general positive well-positive well-beingbeing, knowing how to protect protect yourselfyourself and others in your community when using the Internet

Eg.when blogging, online chats, gaming, social networking tools.

Communicating with Working Group

• Medium of communication

Survey

• Objectives– To measure the students’ preoccupation

with the Internet– To measure the amount of time spent

on the Internet by the students– To find out what internet addiction

means to them

Survey Finding

Have your friends or family members complained about the time you spend at your computer?

63%

37%

Yes No

How much time do you spend online everyday?

13

44

85 6

0

10

20

30

40

50

2-3 hrs 4-5 hrs 5-6 hrs 6-7 hrs >8 hrs

What do you think is an acceptable amount of time to spend surfing online everyday?

23

31

12

4 6

0

10

20

30

40

2-3 hrs 4-5 hrs 5-6 hrs 6-7 hrs >8 hrs

What does internet addiction mean to you?

53 52

33

54

4438

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Spend time ononline games

Alw aysthinking

Lying to family Diff icult tostop

Less time forhw k

Too much timeon chat

Survey Finding

Based on what internet addiction means to you, do you know of any of your friends being addicted to the internet?

63%

37%Yes

No

Survey Finding

What activities do you think we can hold in your school to raise awareness about cyber addiction?

2434 31

4237 34

28

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Assemblytalks

Interactivesights

Booths w ithpamplets

Skits Class roombased

w orkshops

Encourageyouths to

embrace theInternet &

inspire others

Day camp

Preference for Interactivity:

Survey Finding

Planning for Implementation

Objective of Activity

• To raise awareness and encourage intention to change habits towards internet use

• Target audience: – Sec 2 – Two classes: 76 students

Implementation

• Class activity and discussions:– Working group sourced out South Park

Video relating to internet use and online gaming

• Objective of screening video: - Highlight link between health and excessive

internet use

Video

Post-Activity Evaluation

• Objectives

– To assess increase in awareness on Internet addiction

– To measure an intention to change

Post-Activity Evaluation

After the video screening, I have understood and learnt more about the consequences of cyber-addiction on my health and general

well-being.

87.50%

12.50%

Yes No Maybe, still unsure.

• I will try to do my homework before going online – 39 responses

• I will use my time wisely on Internet activities – 37

• I will try to spend less time on online gaming - 28

Intention to Change

“I will try to stop my brother from playing too much online games and talking about it everyday.”

“I will spend less time on the Internet such that I have more time to communicate with my family and friends.”

“I will aim to get 10 points for my L1R5 and reduce my dependence on the Internet.”

Future Plans

• Working group:– To train other students in Info-

Comm Club to be part of Cyber-Wellness committee

– Plan to roll out the programme to entire school population

- Upcoming plans: - skit competitions, booths, carnival

Challenges

– Overcoming bureaucracy– Classroom management– Communicating to the students: Age

gap– Motivating the working group – Balancing various stakeholders

interests: Working group, Teachers, Students, HPB

Key Takeaways• Making it work • Reality Check!

Get REAL

Roadmap

Choice of GRC & School

Identify the

issue

Identification & selection of working group

Execution

Post-evaluatio

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