The Ministry offers 'Safe Use of the Digital World Training' for students

According to a written statement from the Ministry, a letter titled "Children's Rights in the Digital World," signed by Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, was sent to provinces. The letter stated that ensuring students' safe, healthy, and conscious digital presence is among the Ministry's priority areas of work. It emphasized that a digital signature campaign was launched in line with the agreement and that course content has been developed for primary, secondary, and high school students. It also stated that electronic content for teachers, and guides and electronic content for parents have been prepared. In this context, the letter stated that the course content, prepared in line with the Turkey Century Maarif Model "Digital Literacy Skills," will be implemented in primary, secondary, and high school levels, taking into account the relevant grade, on September 17-18. It was also announced that a printed copy of the agreement will be delivered to parents, and that the guide and content, also published on the EBA platform, will be announced to teachers and parents.

The Ministry's content aims to guide students toward a safe, healthy, and informed digital environment by utilizing digital technologies efficiently, securely, and appropriately. In this context, the content prepared for primary schools aims to raise students' awareness of the boundaries and rights of the digital world, and the reasons why these rights are necessary. In the four-stage activity, students will first learn why rules are necessary, secondly, the role of the digital world in daily life, thirdly, the 'Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Digital World,' and finally, drawing on their own experiences, learn tips on how to stay safe in the digital environment.

A CONCEPT MAP FOR RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD WILL BE CREATED

The aim of the activity, designed for middle schools, was to raise students' awareness of the dangers they may encounter in the digital world and to help them develop an awareness of the limits and rights inherent in the digital environment. The activity will begin with a concept map to help students understand the existence of rights and limits in the digital world. Two scenarios will then be presented to help students identify a rights violation that may occur in the digital world and learn how to report it. At the end of each scenario, questions will be included to deepen the discussion, and teachers can pose these questions to students to encourage reflection and a more comprehensive understanding of the issue. At the end of the activity, students will be asked to write a sample complaint petition to the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) regarding the rights violation in the scenario.

There will be a debate on rights in the digital world.

In the activity designed for high school students, the agreement text will be distributed to all students, encouraging them to reflect on children's rights in the digital world. The instructions for the 40-minute negotiation simulation will explain the activity's objectives and flow, then present a scenario for all students to read. Twelve student volunteers will be selected and formed into two groups. Each group will be given one of the position papers and, seeing only the content of their own position paper, will negotiate with the other party based on their own position and objectives. At the end of the negotiation, a joint agreement text accepted by both parties will be prepared, which will be signed and read to the class.

A GUIDE FOR PARENTS HAS BEEN PREPARED

In addition to content designed for students, a Parent Guide by Age Group was created to help parents discuss fundamental digital rights with their children, such as privacy, access to information, protection, and the right to be forgotten, ensuring they are aware of their rights and helping them develop as responsible digital citizens. Developed with children's developmental stages in mind, the guide is organized into separate sections for ages 3-6 (early childhood), 7-11 (middle childhood), and 12-18 (adolescence). The final section of the guide also includes suggestions for alternative activities to help regulate digital use. These content will be implemented on September 17-18.

DHA

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