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What is virtual education?
The Colombian Ministry of
Education points out that: “Virtual
education is a modality of distance
education; It implies a new vision of
the demands of the economic, social
and political environment, as well as
pedagogical relationships and ICT. It
is not simply a singular way of
getting information to distant places,
but it is a whole pedagogical
perspective ”.
What is virtual education?
Information and communications technology has become the most
useful tool in times of coronavirus. This has allowed parents to work
from home and their children to continue with their studies. However,
the balance between private and work life has become a new experience
for the adults in the home.
 Distance education, a lesson for parents

Since March 16, students had to

leave schools to protect themselves
from COVID-19 and continued
training from home. The teacher
changed for the parents and the chair
for cards and virtual classes. How
have you been?
Desde el 16 de marzo los estudiantes tuvieron que dejar los
colegios para protegerse del COVID-19 y continuaron la
formación desde sus casas. El profesor se cambió por los
papás y la cátedra por fichas y clases virtuales. ¿Cómo les ha
ido?
With virtual teaching, parents must on
certain occasions assume the role of
teachers, by becoming the mediators of
the school at home, to monitor the
fulfillment of tasks and objectives
required by the institution.

Con la enseñanza virtual, los padres deben

asumir en determinadas ocasiones el papel
de docentes, convirtiéndose en los
mediadores de la escuela en casa, para
controlar el cumplimiento de las tareas y
objetivos exigidos por la institución.
Means
For virtual education to
work at home, it is necessary
for parents to provide the
necessary conditions for
children, including access to
the internet, to a computer or
electronic device, to have an
adequate, ventilated and
illuminated space, and
materials, which may be
requested the school to carry
out the different assigned
activities.
According to Luisa María Batres,
psychologist and educator, it is
important that parents actively
participate in the virtual study of
their children since it provides them
with modeling and support that
positively impacts their classes.
Let's look at some testimonials
Jeimy Medina has three children:
one at school, another at SENA
and the last at the District
University. He affirmed that they
are crossed virtual classes and in
the house there is only one
computer, so he has implemented
a “pick and plate” to use it.
Extract from the El Tiempo
newspaper.
“Rocío Mejía said that her 9th grade son's
education has been "spectacular." Every day
the young man watches his virtual classes,
does group work and even practices physical
education.

José Aponte, father of a three-year-old girl and

a seven-year-old girl, indicated that, although
it has been complicated, they have managed to
accompany their daughters in this process,
because his wife is a housewife and he is
doing telework. However”. Extract from the
El Tiempo newspaper.
How much discipline does a family or a
child have in their virtual education?

Many times there is no tutor, or

accompaniment. They only have
students upload information to a
network. But we must not forget
that one thing is to learn concepts
and another is to internalize them
to make them relevant and
applicable in life, that is really
education ”, he concluded.
The challenge is underway and beyond
the difficulties that parents have or the
learning that schools are also in, virtual
education will have to continue to be
refined, since its duration is so uncertain
with the spread of the pandemic that
forced us to change.
Advantages and disadvantages of virtual
education
1. Economy and savings 1. It requires more investment
of time by the teacher.
2. Manage your own time 2.Requires minimum
3. Adaptable to your needs technological skills from the
student's teacher.
3. Requires students to have
skills for autonomous learning.
Why is it important that parents know the
internet?
The internet opens up a Parents should monitor
world of possibilities and and monitor the sites their
this, as well as can be children visit, such as
beneficial as we saw
posts and social media
previously, it can also be
dangerous for children and contacts.
adolescents.
How can parents control their children's
safety on social media?
Controlling a child is not the  In the schedule
same as controlling a  Social networks
teenager. Each parent knows  The password
the limits they must set and  Chat conversations
the trust they must provide
for their children to share
with them their experience
on the internet and on social
networks, which is where
they most show problems.
More important than
blocking unacceptable • Sexual abuse of girls, boys and
content is teaching adolescents online.
children to act safely and • Cyberbullying
responsibly online, as well • Sexual exploitation of girls, boys
as being aware of how to and adolescents online
use the Internet. • Exposure to harmful content
• Grooming
• Materials of sexual abuse of girls,
boys and adolescents generated
digitally
• Sexting
My point of view
Parents should be aware
of what their children see
and hear online, who they
know and what they share
about themselves. Parents
should talk to their
children about it with the
use of tools to protect
them and monitor their
activities on the internet.