Masstel launches Nexta-Edu application - a technology solution to help parents manage their children's Internet use. This application is free to install on Masstel tablets until February 28.
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After a long time of online learning, many parents worry when their children become addicted to the internet and do not focus on learning. Not only that, more dangerously, children's exposure to the internet without strict parental control can expose children to potential risks: cyber attacks, malicious information sources, violent games. ….
Internet addiction will cause many consequences
According to a report by Savethechildren, 96% of Vietnamese children use the Internet for various purposes, from learning, entertainment, playing games to searching for information. 7 out of 10 children use the Internet for more than 1 hour a day, 43.4% of children use the Internet from 1 to 3 hours a day and show signs of dependence on internet content.
Doctor Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai, Department of Psychiatry, National Children's Hospital said that among the patients this doctor has received recently, 40-50% of patients are related to games, mainly in the age group. ages 6 to 10 years old. Children often have the same symptoms: eye defects, behavioral disorders, sleep disturbances, even neurological children with hallucinations.
According to Dr. Mai, when playing games to the point of addiction, becoming a disease, the treatment is very difficult. Therefore, parents must spend more time with their children, take care of them and keep an eye on them.
Teacher Nguyen Thi Le Thu, a primary school teacher in Cau Giay district, Hanoi shared: "The Internet is an important foundation in the general development in all fields, so learning via the internet is inevitable. Thanks to the internet, children can access a lot of useful knowledge quickly or can participate in learning programs in many environments with many different teachers."
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According to Ms. Thu, in addition to equipping children with knowledge of safe internet use, parents need to set regulations on the amount of time to use technology devices during the day and monitor the content that their children access on the Internet. Parents should install and use child management applications on smartphones and tablets to keep children safe and create a healthy online learning environment for children.
Free application to help manage children using the Internet
Understanding the needs of many parents, Masstel introduces the Nexta-Edu application. This is an exclusive application installed on all tablets of the company that allows parents to control their children's Internet use via smartphones. This application helps parents create a safe online environment for their children, avoiding risks such as children playing games, watching YouTube a lot, or accessing inappropriate websites with harmful content.
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The Nexta-Edu application has the function of installing and filtering network access content according to the device children use. Therefore, dangerous and harmful content that can affect children will be blocked and children are only allowed to access content that has been approved by their parents.
Through Nexta-Edu, parents can also control the time and time frame of their children's tablet and mobile devices, thereby preventing children from getting too caught up in the Internet. Therefore, even when not at home, parents are completely assured when handing over the device because children cannot "play games", watch cartoons or go to bad websites.
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Another advantage of Nexta-Edu is its simple interface. After installing the application on the tablet, parents install Nexta Parent on their smartphone, scan the QR code to connect to the management. To make it easy for parents to use, Masstel develops detailed instruction documents/services including photos, videos and a customer care call center 1900545470.