Andrea Watkins | Oakland Schools | Technology Integration Specialist
What is Cybersecurity? đ¤
Cybersecurity, at its core, is doing what we can to protect our devices, data and networks from being accessed by unwelcomed guests that do harm. Below are four things you can do to protect yourself:
- Use strong passwords and password managers
- Turn on multifactor authentication: for work you're already using DUO!
- Recognize and report phishing/suspicious emails
- Update your software: if you see the Dell Command Update window, do it!
Teacher Essential Guide to Cybersecurity
Use a series of Strawbees characters to create a comic-style narrative that educates others about cybersecurity best practices OR complete a design challenge making a character representing your digital footprint + writing a poem about it!
Strawbees
Learn more about the importance of cyber security and explore the need to create strong password before coding your micro:bit to make your own âstrong password generatorâusing the micro:bit
Microbit
Ozobots
Use color coding with the Ozobot Evos to participate in a variety of activities surrounding phishing, digital footprints and overall digital safety including a Cybersecurity Circus!
Lessons
Lessons
Lessons
Kit Checkout
Kit Checkout
Kit Checkout
Common Sense Media Lessons
Common Sense Media has created cybersecurity and digital citizenship lessons covering a wide range of topics and grade levels (and honestly you could use them for other grade bands as well!). These lessons come already premade with activities and slides for you to use with your students! Need a co-teacher? Reach out to Andrea! She is more than happy to help đ
K-8 Cybersecurity Lessons
K-12 Privacy + Safety Lessons
Cybersecurity Resources
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Andrea Watkins | Oakland Schools | Technology Integration Specialist
What is Cybersecurity? đ¤
Cybersecurity, at its core, is doing what we can to protect our devices, data and networks from being accessed by unwelcomed guests that do harm. Below are four things you can do to protect yourself:
Teacher Essential Guide to Cybersecurity
Use a series of Strawbees characters to create a comic-style narrative that educates others about cybersecurity best practices OR complete a design challenge making a character representing your digital footprint + writing a poem about it!
Strawbees
Learn more about the importance of cyber security and explore the need to create strong password before coding your micro:bit to make your own âstrong password generatorâusing the micro:bit
Microbit
Ozobots
Use color coding with the Ozobot Evos to participate in a variety of activities surrounding phishing, digital footprints and overall digital safety including a Cybersecurity Circus!
Lessons
Lessons
Lessons
Kit Checkout
Kit Checkout
Kit Checkout
Common Sense Media Lessons
Common Sense Media has created cybersecurity and digital citizenship lessons covering a wide range of topics and grade levels (and honestly you could use them for other grade bands as well!). These lessons come already premade with activities and slides for you to use with your students! Need a co-teacher? Reach out to Andrea! She is more than happy to help đ
K-8 Cybersecurity Lessons
K-12 Privacy + Safety Lessons