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April
is Cyberawareness Month! October is Cybersecurity
Awareness Month!
Setting your clocks forward or back for Daylight Saving
Time and replacing the batteries in smoke detectors are rituals repeated
every spring and fall. Similarly, April and October are good times to
remind ourselves about Cyberawareness issues. April is Cyber Awareness
Month! is a great time to help educators, students and parents learn
more about Cyberawareness issues.October is National
Cyber Security Awareness Month! is a collective effort among the Multi-State
Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the National
Cyber Security Division and the National
Cyber Security Alliance to raise cyber security awareness nationwide
and empower citizens, businesses, government and schools to improve their
cyber security preparedness and help promote a safe Internet experience.
With the onslaught of new online threats such as identity
theft and spyware, engaging in safe online behavior is crucial. We use
computers in virtually every aspects of our lives and we must understand
the risks, along with the steps we can take to help protect ourselves
and our information online.
While colleges, universities, organizations and businesses
across the country plan security education and awareness events to help
promote Cyber Security Awareness, Educational
Technology Outreach continues to plan a month’s
worth of activities twice a year (April and October) to help promote
the K-20 community’s awareness of cyber related issues and encourage
safe online practices. Both an interactive calendar and
a printable version
are available. You can also print out Student
Recognition forms for your class.
Visit the NCSA
interactive calendar to see other events taking place. Also visit
our Cyberawareness Blog or
take part in our educator Cyberawareness survey.
This calendar format lists Cyber-awareness activities and
resources that can help educators and their students celebrate Cyber-awareness
Month in April and Cyber Security Awareness Month in October. ETO would
like to hear about the great things you do during April and October to
promote Cyber-awareness. Schools’ participation may be showcased
at the ETO website and
the C3
Conference.
READ
MORE to learn more about the History of Cyber Awareness
and Cyber Security Awareness Initiatives [More]
Department
of Homeland Security and NCSA’s 2006 Emerging Internet Threat
List:
Helping Consumers Prepare to Avoid Potential Threats
Released February 15, 2006
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April is Cyberawareness Month!
Click on a Day for Activity Detail
Printable Versions - [Word ... PDF]
Completion Certificate for your Students [PDF... Black & White
PDF] |
1. Try some fun stuff with McGruff |
2. Take a quiz from San Mateo CTL to learn if your research ethics are on par. |
3. Translate internet slang and take a quiz to see how well you can decipher text messages using noslang.coms slang translator |
4. Read about plagiarism |
5. View a clip from i-SAFE's webcast: "Cyber Harrassment" |
6. Sign a family internet safety contract. From ProtectKids.com |
7. Are you a good cybercitizen? Check out the USDOJ site specifically designed for kids to learn more about cyberethics. |
8. Learn how to tell a good website from a bad one: Media Awareness Network |
9. What do you really know about copyright?
Kids, check out: Copyright Society
Teens, check out: University of St. Francis |
10. What in the world is an AUP? An excellent explanation from PCS. Can you find your schools AUP? |
11. How much info is too much?
Kids, check out Childnet International
Teens, check out: StaySafe.org |
12. Learn how to pass on cybersafety rules to peers: TeenAngels a Division of WiredSafety |
13. Learn how to create secure passwords: PasswordExperts
or Watch this excellent humorous GMU video clip |
14. Be aware of cyberbullying:
Kids, check out: WiredKids
Teens, check out: StaySafe.org |
15. How many of these letters have you received? SOPHOS |
16. Learn what you do if you get a hoax from Hoaxbusters |
17. What can you do to defeat Spam? AC3 |
18. Why do you need a strong password? |
19. About to download something? Stop! Stopbadware |
20. Got a virus? Learn ways to rid viruses eHow, Inc. |
21. Learn how words steal credit card BBC News |
22.
Learn the Eight Cyber Security Practices to Stay Safe Online |
23. Do you know how to safely surf? Of course we don’t mean in the ocean but on the net! Take the online SafeKids quiz and see if you know the cyber sharks out to get you! |
24. Do you know your ABC’s? How about the ABC’s of the Internet? Discover the important terms that you need to know about cyberspace from Kaboose Inc. |
25. If you love Walt Disney, then you’ll love Surf Swell Island, the adventurous site all about playing it safe on the Internet. |
26. How Safe are you? Take the NCSA quiz |
27. Where do you fall in the digital divide? Take the eDivide, Inc. “eTape” quiz at the following site to find out! |
28. There are many predators lurking online trying to exploit your children. Discover tips and learn the dangers by visiting the NCMEC website. |
29.Help the “Netsmartz Agents” find where Derek went to go meet his new online friend. He is in serious danger and can use the help of a teenager. Click the following link and find the Netsmartz Agents game. |
30. View the interactive FTC activities that provide practical tips to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protecting your personal information. |
April 2007 Calendar
created by Winter 2006 EDUC 698T course (Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity
in the Classroom Setting) members Shona Holmes, Tracy Masterson, Pamela Shurkin & Brian White
Additional resources can be found at: ETO's
C3 Cybersecurity Portal |
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