Introduction
Digital technologies have become a ubiquitous part of our lives. We live more and more of our lives online for school, work, and in our personal time. Through the world wide web, we can connect with people from across the world to spread information, play games, and share cat memes. We have the opportunity to be more connected than at any other time through history, creating whole new digital communities in which students can interact. However, with this connection also comes some challenges. While we consciously teach students to look both ways before crossing the road and not to talk to strangers, the same kind of safety advice if often overlooked for these online communities. Students need to understand how to be a positive contributor to these communities and how to keep themselves safe while online.

Program Summary
Who are you online?
Why shouldn’t you use the same password for everything?
What did I agree to in those Terms of Service?
These are all questions that will be explored through this program.

Students will investigate the importance of secure passwords/passphrases, how to create them, and why they should be changed regularly. They will also understand their online “brand” and the importance of protecting this with regards to future employment with the knowledge that once something is online, it is online forever. Understanding the importance of managing personal data online and tools and techniques to stay protected online will also be covered through the program.

Taking part in this program, students will collaboratively:

Cyber Safety – A – Terms of Service (1 hour)

• Complete a quiz
• Students will complete a Kahoot about ToS of popular social media platforms
• Discuss the ethics associated with cyber security and online presence

Cyber Safety – B – Secure your information (1 hour)

• Students will undertake a password check/cracking activity to investigate the importance of secure passwords and passphrases, how to create them, and why they should be changed regularly.

Cyber Safety – C – Digital reputation (1 hour)

• Students will search online for information related to famous people. This helps them understand their online brand and the importance of protecting this for future employment, with the knowledge that once something is online it is there forever.

Cyber Safety – D – Escape room (1 hour)

• Students digital information has been compromised and the only way to redeem their digital identity is to utilise the skills learned during the day to “break into” a secure “box” to retrieve a “key” to their success/future.

Career Links:
These skills apply to all online interactions, in students’ school, work, and private lives.