New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Facebook have collaborated to launch a training curriculum for educators and students on ‘digital safety and online well-being’ and ‘Augmented Reality (AR)’. The course modules are designed for secondary school students.
The registration process for these courses will begin from July 6 and will close on July 20. The augmented reality programme will be launched on August 10 while the digital safety and well-being course will begin from August 6, as per the official notice by the CBSE.
The curriculum covers aspects such as safety, privacy, mental health, and Instagram’s Guide for Building Healthy Digital Habits.
The module has been designed to guide students to become responsible digital users, identify and report threats and harassment as well as report misinformation. At least 10,000 students and teachers per progamme will be covered in the first phase of training.
