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Minecraft Education is more than just a game; it’s a groundbreaking educational tool that blends entertainment with learning. By crafting their virtual worlds and narratives, students develop valuable problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and creativity. And now, Microsoft has announced the addition of new content focused on teaching digital safety and information literacy.

Cyber and Digital Safety:

In today’s interconnected world, cyber safety is non-negotiable. Teachers can now empower students to be safe online with lessons in cybersecurity, online safety, and digital citizenship aligned to Cyber.org and CSTA standards. You will find a full curriculum progression that includes career pathways. Teachers will find that …

The month of October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! Every October we recognize this important topic to create awareness and to meet the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). As you know, digital citizenship and cyber safety are critical to preparing our students for college, career, and life. This competency is also called out in our district-adopted Graduate Profile.

During the week of October 16-20, 2023, all students, K-12, will participate in the district’s Cyber-Safety Week. The requirement is that all students receive at least one cyber-safety or digital citizenship lesson during this week or sometime during the month.

Where to find Lessons:

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Hour of Code is here! This is a great opportunity to celebrate computer science and expose students to coding to help build interest in the industry.

No programming experience? No problem! Hour of Code has made learning to code super easy to follow. Code.org provides student and teacher Tutorials and Activities for the Hour of Code by grade level from K-12. Try it out here.

If you have heard about the Hour of Code, you probably know it made history last year. More than 1 billion students around the world have participated, including nearly 7,000 students in Fresno Unified School District at 21 sites. This year, we want to double …

Read more Hour of Code: December 5-11

Every October we recognize National Cyber Security Awareness Month, not only to create awareness, but to meet the requirements for our E-Rate technology funding and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). As you know, digital citizenship and cyber safety are critical to preparing our students for college, career, and life. This competency is also called out in our district-adopted Graduate Profile.

During the week of October 17-21, 2022, all students, K-12, will participate in the district’s Cyber-Safety Week. The requirement is that all students receive at least one cyber-safety or digital citizenship lesson during this week.

Where to find Lessons:

Cyber Safety and other Digital Citizenship lesson …

One element of high-quality instruction includes the practice of checking for understanding and addressing student needs in the moment. One of the most effective ways to collect student assessment data is to utilize digital tools that can instantly measure understanding and summarize it for the instructor. This data can then be used to identify students who may need further support. In addition, the data can inform next steps for students who meet or exceed the objective of the lesson. Wondering what this looks like in the classroom?

Well, you are in luck. Our latest Personalized Learning classroom video showcases this …

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Minecraft EDU: Digital Safety and Information Literacy

Cyber Safety Week – October 16th-20th

Hour of Code: December 5-11

Cyber Safety Week – October 17, 2022

Differentiated Instruction through Real-Time Data

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