{"id":2264,"date":"2024-02-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/02\/06\/celebrating-safer-internet-day-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:17:11","slug":"celebrating-safer-internet-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/02\/celebrating-safer-internet-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On February 6, people around the world will celebrate Safer Internet Day<\/a> 2024. Originating in the European Union in 2004, today Safer Internet Day is honored in over 180 countries. With a collection of resources<\/a> for educators, families, leaders, and young people, Safer Internet Day helps everyone gain important cyber safety skills that keep them and their community safer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Join Microsoft in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024 by refreshing your understanding of cybersecurity issues facing schools and exploring cybersecurity solutions<\/a>, tips, resources, events, and training from Microsoft Education<\/a>. Start with a course built specifically for educators<\/a> or check out the collection of immersive cybersecurity lessons<\/a> from Minecraft Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are multiple ways to participate and celebrate in your classroom: <\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent years, schools have increasingly depended on online and digital resources, experiences, and communication. At the same time, schools have become more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Because of this, it is crucial for both you and your students to acquire, discuss, practice, and implement safe internet skills, both in the classroom and at home. Explore the guides, training, and activities below designed to help you lead discussions with your students about online safety and build strong cybersecurity practices in your school community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Start your internet safety discussion with students using the K-12 Cybersecurity Infographic and Cybersecurity Conversation Guide from Microsoft Education: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Take the next steps in boosting your cybersecurity skills with the free cybersecurity training for educators and school leaders on Microsoft Learn<\/a>. In less than an hour, you can increase your cybersecurity background knowledge and learn helpful strategies to keep data, accounts, and devices secure. Explore these courses to get started: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Young people, aged 8-17, spend an average of two hours a day<\/a> in online game environments, making it a significant part of their screen time. The ubiquity of online gaming among young people highlights the importance of safely navigating these digital spaces. Minecraft Education<\/a> can help students practice and learn essential digital citizenship skills and gives educators engaging content to bring lessons in cybersecurity and online safety into their classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In CyberSafe: Good Game<\/a>, the latest addition to Minecraft\u2019s CyberSafe collection<\/a> of immersive worlds and lesson plans, players help a group of gaming teammates create a code of conduct, practice digital citizenship, and ensure everyone feels welcome on the team. This game-based learning experience is designed to teach students the tools and skills that put players and families in control. Players tackle exciting challenges, foster kindness and teamwork, and turn the online world into an inclusive playground for all. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Explore safe online gaming with students in Minecraft\u2019s latest adventure <\/h2>\n\n\n\n