As part of Microsoft’s continued focus on promoting digital literacy in education, the Bing for Schools program offers daily lesson plans designed to teach search skills, Bing Rewards enhancements to help earn Microsoft Surface RT tablets for schools, and, for schools admitted to the pilot program, a tailored Bing search experience for K-12 students when on the school network. Schools participating in the search pilot will receive ad-free Bing search, strict filtering to help block adult content, and augmented privacy protections. School districts can register for these search enhancements now; a limited number will be accepted into the initial pilot, with other schools being notified about future eligibility. But many of the educational features of Bing for Schools are available to non-pilot schools as well, so be sure to explore all the ways you can support digital literacy in your school.
Get safer, ad-free search for your school district
To help keep your students protected in the classroom, you can register for ad-free search with the Bing for Schools search pilot. For schools admitted to the pilot, Bing searches done on the school’s network will be ad-free, filtered to help block adult content, and will have enhanced privacy protections. The technology behind the program is IP-based, completely free, and doesn’t require any client software to be installed on the PC.
Encourage teachers to take 10 minutes every day to practice search skills with their kids
Bing is well known for having a big, beautiful homepage image that changes daily and inspires visitors to explore their world. With Bing for Schools, we’re adding fun, short activities that promote digital literacy and critical thinking to these daily images. Hosted at our Microsoft Partners in Learning site, these lessons are available at K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grade levels and are aligned with Common Core standards to make them easy to use. So remind your teachers about the importance of digital literacy in the classroom and encourage them to use our free lesson plans to teach search skills.
Tell parents about Bing Rewards and earn free Microsoft Surface RT tablets for your school
As part of Bing for Schools, Bing Rewards now allows members to choose a school to support with their Rewards credits. When people search using Bing, they earn credits that can be pooled with those of others supporting your school. Each time enough credits are earned, we’ll send a Microsoft Surface RT tablet to your school. Encourage parents to sign up with Bing Rewards today to start earning Surface RT tablets with our free posters and flyers. Just select how many you want and we’ll take care of the printing for you.
