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Xbox uses an interactive single player Minecraft game to teach kids about internet safety and cultural inclusion ahead of Global Safer Internet Day.
Whether you’re gaming on a PC or an Xbox Series X|S, surfing the web safely should always be your top priority. Thanks to a new Minecraft game known as privacy prodigy, kids ages 7-18 can play and learn this crucial skill.
According to a blog post (opens in new tab) by xbox, Privacy prodigy is an “immersive game-based learning experience”, a continuation of the Cyber safe series from Minecraft Education. This learning resource helps kids understand “how to keep their personal information safe” through challenges that promote informed decision-making about who should have their information and why.
“Players also learn strategies to protect their personal data and ways to mitigate any issues that arise from compromised information,” the post continues. Hopefully, this will teach students digital literacy skills and the complex idea of trusting the internet.
Privacy prodigy is available on the Minecraft education library (opens in new tab). Or log in to access this learning experience for free at home Minecraft base for free on the Minecraft Marketplace.
AI helping hand
Communication is an essential part of any gaming experience, and since you don’t normally interact face-to-face with another player when you’re online, words can carry a heavier meaning. That’s why Xbox also uses an AI and human insights powered Community Sift platform to classify and filter content from images, posts and videos.
The Community Sift feature helps specialists determine “what language is offensive and what is just game language or part of someone’s culture,” according to Xbox. In this way, as children learn how to be better online, Xbox also seeks to improve their digital footprint and make the learning environment safer.
Minecraft comes to the rescue again
Minecraft promotes creativity thanks to the blocky constructions and wild, unpredictable adventures. Combining this lovable game with a productive educational experience is a good idea to make learning fun and engaging for the younger generation.
Minecraft Education is developer Mojang’s game-based platform that allows players to approach problems and new learning from different perspectives within the familiar world of Minecraft. For example, Mojang is promoting an hour of code that encourages players to learn programming skills to escape puzzle-filled rooms. Another exercise sees you explore five different Minecraft worlds and experience life as the different animals that inhabit them with added information from the BBC series Frozen Planet II.
The 500+ lessons, immersive worlds and challenges are a great way to make learning fun for a new generation of kids. Adding internet safety to this long list of educational activities is a great way to start and promote safe digital interactions for children of all ages.