CBSE, Facebook Partner To Train Teachers & Students On Digital Safety, Augmented Reality

CBSE and Facebook have collaborated for a 3-week program on digital safety, reporting misinformation and training for creating augmented reality.

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New Delhi: On Sunday, The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced a program for students and teachers where they will be taught about digital safety, online well being and will be trained for augmented reality (AR). CBSE has partnered with Facebook for this training.  The material on digital safety and online well-being involves subjects of safety, privacy, mental health and Instagram's guide for building healthy digital habits, Facebook said in a statement. The curriculum is available on CBSE's website. The modules are designed for secondary school students to guide them into becoming more responsible users of digital platforms, enable them to identify and report threats/harassment as well as inform them about reporting misinformation. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank took to Twitter and congratulated CBSE for this initiative while urging students to join the program. "I appreciate the initiative launched by CBSE  and Facebook India to introduce training programs in Augmented Reality for teachers & Digital Safety for students. I encourage teachers and students to join these programs," he wrote.

I appreciate the intiative launched by @cbseindia29 and @Facebook India to introduce training programs in Augumented Reality for teachers & Digital Safety for students.

I encourage teachers and students to join these programs at https://t.co/Qh4fC2lgiZ pic.twitter.com/7vTIzyDNo9 — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 5, 2020

Facebook here is going to support CBSE in its first-ever initiative to educate about Augmented Reality as a curriculum. It is a three-week training that is going to be conducted in batches. It will cover the basics of AR and the ways to use Facebook's software, Spark AR Studio to create experiences of augmented reality. According to Facebook, the teachers who will be trained in the first phase, will further educate 30,000 students in the second phase. The purpose of this training is to give people a platform to conceptualise, create and brand their own AR experiences. The hands-on learning can enable students to have a career in the digital economy. "Through our 'Facebook for Education' programme in India, we wish to support the educational agencies in the country in enabling lessons on fostering safe online experiences," said Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, India, South and Central Asia. "We are excited to partner with CBSE, and hope that this collaboration grows to support more teachers and students in the country," Das added. (WIth agency inputs) WATCH | MP Board 10th Result Out: Know percentage data & topper's details