Cyber Wellness, DMA & Digital Applications

Cyber Wellness to support students in the responsible use of devices

Educating Students on Cyber Wellness

MOE has made significant changes to the Character and Citizenship Education. Cyber Wellness lessons will feature significantly in the CCE2021 lessons.

Topics covered in the Cyber Wellness lessons include:

• Cyber Use

• Cyber Identity

• Cyber Relationships

• Cyber Citizenship

• Cyber Ethics

In addition, through various programmes in school, students will continue to learn to be respectful, safe, and responsible users of technology. 

As parents, you can also play a part:

• Model good digital habits for your child.

• Know your child well, and have conversations with your child about safe and responsible use of technology.

• Set ground rules for internet use.

• Navigate the internet together to understand their usage.

To support you in keeping your child safe online, you may refer to these resources:

• Parent Kit on Cyber Wellness for Your Child (https://go.gov.sg/moe-cyber-wellness)

• MOE Cyber Wellness Programme (https://www.moe.gov.sg/programmes/cyber-wellness)

• Media Literacy Council (https://go.gov.sg/better-internet-sg)

• National Library's Learning & Information Literary Resources (https://sure.nlb.gov.sg)

• TOUCH Community Services (https://help123.sg)

DMA to enable a safe and seamless learning environment

Device Management Application (DMA) 

The Device management application (DMA) software will be installed on all students' devices to provide a safe learning experience for your child, and to prevent misuse of the device. 

• Installation of the DMA will be performed when the students collect their device. They will be guided on the installation. 

• This applies to both devices purchased through the school and pre-existing student-owned devices. However, the installation of DMA for pre-existing student-owned devices can only be done at a later date hence these devices will not be allowed to be brought to school for use till further notice. 

The DMA will be funded by MOE and will be uninstalled from the device when the child/ward graduates or leaves the school.

The following DMA settings will be in place as a default:

• MOE and the school will set the level of web content filtering, including filtering out social media sites, pornography, gambling, extremist and violence-related sites.

• PLD usage time will be set to 7:00am – 11:00pm.

• The school will determine the apps and programmes to be installed to support teaching and learning.

• A parent/guardian account will be enabled to allow you to monitor your child’s/ward’s PLD activities and partner the school to ensure his/her cyber well-being. Parents would have been notified of this via PG.

You may access the relevant parent guides for the various DMA options below.

Bite-sized video guides for parents who opted for Option A:

Digital Applications for all students

As part of the NDLP, schools will progressively roll out IT applications that will be vital to students’ learning experience and educational journey. In the upcoming months, the school will roll out the following applications: 

Some useful PLD Applications for students to explore