Learning kitGrades 11-12

Computer science: cybersecurity and privacy

Cyber hygiene for life

Control who tracks your movements, see through the tricks marketers use, plan the digital footprint a college or employer will find, set up real protection for your data, and spread good habits. Ages 16 to 18 or grades 11 to 12.

Time
About 2 hours, in two sittings
Steps
5 steps
You need
A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one learner: every step, the CryptoLab activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

Two hashes side by side: change one letter of the input and almost every colored square changes.

The 5 steps

  1. 1Guard your movementsRead and quizYour phone can record everywhere you go. Decide who gets that history.
  2. 2Outsmart the online marketersInvestigateWebsites are designed to get you to share, click and buy. Spot the tricks.
  3. 3Plan your digital futurePlan itColleges, scholarships and employers search names. Plan what they will find.
  4. 4Take the right steps to secure your dataRead and quizA few steps protect almost everything.
  5. 5Make cyber hygiene go viralSpread itGood habits spread person to person. Make content that gets people your age to adopt one.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • CryptoLab activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your location audit, your footprint plan and your security setup

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

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Co-ops and classes: unlock it for a group

One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What does the learner do in Cyber hygiene for life?

It has 5 steps: 1. Guard your movements; 2. Outsmart the online marketers; 3. Plan your digital future; 4. Take the right steps to secure your data; 5. Make cyber hygiene go viral. Control who tracks your movements, see through the tricks marketers use, plan the digital footprint a college or employer will find, set up real protection for your data, and spread good habits. Ages 16 to 18 or grades 11 to 12.

What age is it for?

Grades 11-12. About 2 hours, in two sittings.

What is needed?

A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.

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