Parents get in on the act Making parents aware of the benefits of computers in class and the need for online safety could prove difficult for schools without the annual Parents Online Week. By Alice Tarleton Alice Tarleton Tue 18 Nov 2003 01.31 GMT First published on Tue 18 Nov 2003 01.31 GMT Shares 0 Last week saw the country's biggest-ever Parents Online Week, with more than 500 events taking place at schools and ICT centres throughout the country. The government initiative is intended to show parents how ICT can be useful in learning, and raise awareness of internet safety issues. The timing is good: internet use is on the rise, with 84% of young people now using it at home, school or elsewhere. Virtually every school in the country is now online, and homes with school-age children are more likely to have internet access: about 50% of homes are linked up to the net, a figure rising to 70% in families with school-...
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