Recently, PresidentBarack Obama issued a proclamationthat October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month, calling our digital infrastructure“a strategic national asset” and its security “our shared responsibility”. Thisis a great opportunity to integrate cybersafety skills with your students andfamilies. Cybersecurity is an important topic to teach to our students andfamilies who live in a digital world where so much of their personal data andfinancial information is online. It is imperative that everyone learnstrategies to stay safe online and keep their personal data safe. Inconjunction with President Obama’s proclamation, the Federal Trade Commissionlaunched a redesigned cybersafety website called OnGuardOnline.gov. StaySafe Online is also promotingOctober as CyberSecurity awareness month and contains numerous resourcesfor the classroom andthe home. The site alsocontains a section of handytip sheets in pdf format that can be printed out and given to your studentsand their families.
Whether the topic is cyberbullying,cybersecurity, or online personal safety, any information you can share withyour students and families is important. Don’t forget to check out the BostonPublic School’s CyberSafety website,which also contains many helpful classroom resources and downloads.
Whether the topic is cyberbullying,cybersecurity, or online personal safety, any information you can share withyour students and families is important. Don’t forget to check out the BostonPublic School’s CyberSafety website,which also contains many helpful classroom resources and downloads.
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