Sosialisasi Etika Digital Untuk Membentuk Kesadaran Berinternet Anak-Anak Di Kelurahan Belakang Pondok

Abstract

Nowadays, elementary school kids are already used to using gadgets, social media, and playing online games from an early age, but most of them still don’t understand the ethics and safe ways of using the internet, like polite communication boundaries, the importance of protecting personal data, and the impact of something uploaded online. This situation highlights the need for digital ethics awareness from an early age so that children can become wiser internet users. This community service activity aims to raise children's awareness about digital ethics through outreach presented in simple and easy-to-understand language. The method used consists of preparation, implementation, and evaluation stages. During the implementation stage, digital ethics material is delivered through light lectures and educational video screenings, followed by a Q&A session, conducted in three meetings for different groups of children. The activity was carried out at the community service post with a target of several elementary school-aged kids. The results showed that the kids better understood what behavior is allowed and not allowed on the internet, as seen from their responses and active questions during the Q&A session. It can be concluded that sharing digital etiquette in simple language and with an approach close to kids' daily lives can help raise their awareness to use the internet more politely and responsibly.