Meta wants to do its part to advance digital literacy with the finale of its new ‘The planet of promiseThe online security series is now available in Messenger Kids.
As you can see in this video, the purpose of ‘Place Planets’ is to teach you how to stay safe while engaging online, as well as to show respect to others and how they view your comments and actions in the shared space.
Explained by Meta:
“Digital citizenship is an important skill for kids to learn when they start spending time online. [Pledge Planets] Messenger Kids aims to reinforce the core elements of commitment – be kind, respectful, be safe, have fun – to help shape their first online messaging experience.
The program consists of four ‘planets’ that children can explore to learn lessons about online interactions. There are games on every planet with video clips, providing a fun, interactive way to learn the basics about online security and engagement.
Meta has created the program in partnership with its youth advisory team, a team of experts in the fields of online safety, child development and children’s media. This has helped Meta create more efficient, inclusive and complete programs that will provide young people with much-needed guidance as they begin their online interactions.
Which is an important step. Nowadays, web connectivity is an essential element of everyday life for many, and as reliance on the Internet continues to grow, so does the risk for young people who unknowingly find themselves in dangerous and harmful situations, simply through an unpleasant search. Or a misleading comment.
The last two years have only increased the risk, young people are forced to spend more time online, and social divisions are increasing through online lectures and engagements, it is important to show kids, at a young age, how systems work, and how they better manage their interactions. What can be done.
Indeed, digital literacy should now be part of the curriculum in all schools, increasingly, but generally down to a school-by-school and region-by-region approach, as opposed to a more comprehensive strategy for teaching digital engagement.
Some regions, for example, have seen great success Online News Basic EducationAnd warning signs of misinformation to improve broad discourse.
Examples like these show the way forward for digital literacy, and the more we can teach these elements to young people, the better off we will be in the long run.
The complete Messenger Kids ‘Place Planet’ series is now available in the app.
