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Cybersecurity, Phishing, and Spam Lesson PlanCybersecurity, Phishing, and Spam Lesson Plan
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6th - 12th
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Career & Technical Education
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1 hr 30 mins
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Cybersecurity, Phishing, and Spam

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Take a serious look at an equally serious topic! Security scholars explore and discuss the methods hackers use to gain access to personal information during a well-written digital citizenship activity. Part of an extensive series, the resource introduces ways to determine a website's trustworthiness and how users' surfing habits create an online picture of their interests.

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Concepts

the internet, internet safety, privacy, personal information, data, data collection, encryption, governments, information technology, cybersecurity, passwords, trust

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Instructional Ideas

  • Have students describe a phishing email or questionable pop-up they've seen recently
  • As a class, navigate to some popular websites and analyze the level of security present

Classroom Considerations

  • Allow a little extra time to cover the Security Tools section, as the content is fairly technical

Pros

  • An embedded presentation aids in viewing and discussing Internet safety settings
  • The content is important and meaningful 

Cons

  • None

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