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[u Clean] Silver Cyber Mentor
We’re living in Internet-③We’re Cyber Family
[Moneytoday 11.03 (Fri)]
“I realize the seniors who have a lot of experience in life can play a mentor role for the adolescents through the Cyber Family Program. Although Internet can have negative effect on the adolescents, I’ll create the cyber space with warm humanity.”
Says Dr. Donghee Han, a director of Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly that runs the program ‘Cyber Family’
Dr. Han initiated ‘Cyber Neighbor’ Program in 2004 to defy the negative image of the senior by the communication with the adolescents when she directed Silver Informatization Training. The result fared well. With positive response and ardent interest from both the senior and the adolescent, ‘Cyber Family” Program was derived from ‘Cyber Neighbor’ Program to make new cyber family model for the intergeneration in the cyber space. National Youth Commission supported the program in accordance to hold the off-line Cyber Family Meeting Festival in 2006.
　 Currently, 15 silver instructor play a mentor role for the students from 7 schools. In addition, Japan Osaka Keonguk Middle School students also participated in the event. Also, the workers from National Health Insurance Corporation played “Cyber Father” role, and teachers from 7 schools took a role of “Cyber Teacher”. As a whole, Three generations were integrated by the online.
　Dr. Han says, “Internet is the useful source which allows the adolescents to share their problems honestly what they can’t tell their family, and for the seniors to post their encouraging reply with their experience in life thus creating the humanism in the digital world.” emphasizing that “Many adolescents are exposed to the side effect of the internet. But with this program, they can realize the valuable meaning of the family and use it as a positive tool for their lives.”
　 “Cyber Family’ Program attracts a great interest from abroad, too. It drew a positive reaction from America, Japan, and China.
　 Dr. Han remember the message posted by the college student saying that she visited site again a year after graduating from high school when she posted her problems on the bulletin board. Dr. Han hopes this program will become ‘the Resting Place’ for everyone participated on the website so they can visit the website even after a considerable span of time.