CyberSecurity Essentials
– Information Technology Domain –
The ICT CyberSecurity Essentials course focuses on fundamentals of personal online security and safety. Students will:
- Define challenges and solutions of cybersecurity, including Internet and social media safety, cyber-ethics, and copyright issues
- Learn about threats to computer systems and ways to secure their computers
- Learn topics especially relevant to students, such as cyberbullying, sexting, online gaming, and risk mitigation for young or new users of online media
Course Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Protecting Your Identity
LESSON SECTIONS
- Protect Your Identity and Your Privacy
SUGGESTED ACTIVITY
- Logging My Daily Schedule (Hands-on)
CASE STUDY
- Safety and Revealing Too Much (Team)
LESSON 1 QUIZ
Lesson 2: Safety Risks in Online Activities
LESSON SECTIONS
- Managing Online Risks
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
- Creating a PSA to Raise Cyberbullying Awareness (Team)
- Creating a Video PSA to Raise Cyberbullying Awareness (Team)
- Analyzing Sexting Scenarios (Teacher-Led)
LESSON 2 QUIZ
Lesson 3: Legal and Ethical Issues of Internet Content
LESSON SECTIONS
- Copyright and Fair Use
- Citing Sources
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
- Presenting Fair Use Guidelines (Team)
- Analyzing Copyright Scenarios (Teacher-Led)
- Internet Searching Techniques (Hands-on)
- Favorite Sport Report (Hands-on)
LESSON 3 QUIZ
Lesson 4: Protecting your Computer from Security Threats
LESSON SECTIONS
- Securing your Computer
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
- Creating a CyberShield (Hands-on)
- Creating a Digital Bill of Rights (Team)
CASE STUDIES
- Security and Avoiding P2P (Team)
- Security and Surfing the ‘Net (Team)