The ability to detect cyber threats (e.g. hacking, scams, malware), to understand best practices and to use suitable security tools for data protection.

• How many times a day do you check your smartphone?

• What are you doing when you are on your cell phone?

  • accessing social networks

  • messaging family and friends

  • taking pictures

  • online shopping, etc?

• How would you feel if someone else scrolled through your phone? What information would they have access to?

• Do you think mobile safety is important?

Watch the video to see ways to protect your digital world.

Teachercenter.withgoogle.com. N. p., 2018. Web. 19 Sept. 2018.

• When looking at the many discounts or free gifts offered on the web, what do these offers often expect viewers to do? What are some of the dangers of responding to a fake offer?

• Have your students ever replied to an email from someone they didn’t know? What did the email ask them to do? What information could they unwittingly reveal in their reply?

• When shopping online, do your students know how to check if it’s safe to enter credit card details?

• What could a cyber criminal do after stealing a person’s username and password?

These are important things to think about when online. Watch the video.

Teachercenter.withgoogle.com. N. p., 2018. Web. 19 Sept. 2018.