Optional practice and deeper learning
Use an extension when you have more time, want another approach, or want students to explore a related cybersecurity idea.
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NetSmartz / National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
About 10–15 min
Students distinguish people they know in person from people they meet only online, protect private information, and know when to involve a trusted adult.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection + sound · No printing
CYBER.ORG · Keeping Our Work Safe
Quick ~15 min · Full ~30 min
Students explain why saving work matters, identify data loss and service outages, and know when to ask an adult for help.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · No printing
CYBER.ORG · Data Defenders
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~30–45 min
Students explain how backups and other saving methods can prevent data loss or help recover lost information.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · Cards for Full
CYBER.ORG · Secret Codes
Quick ~10–15 min · Full ~15–30 min
Students explain why information may be protected with a code and use a simple key to encode or decode a fictional message.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · Handouts
Google Be Internet Awesome · Interland
Quick ~10 min · Full ~10–20 min
Students connect in-game choices to protecting passwords and sign-in information, then explain one account-safety decision.
SetupNo account · Chromebook or projection · No printing
Google Be Internet Awesome · Interland
Quick ~10 min · Full ~10–20 min
Students identify clues that something online may not be what it seems and choose when to pause and involve a trusted adult.
SetupNo account · Chromebook or projection · No printing
National Cyber Security Centre · CyberSprinters
Quick ~15 min · Full ~30–40 min
Students explain how security updates protect devices and data and distinguish district-managed updates from safe habits on personal devices.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection · Printing only for Full
Common Sense Education
Quick ~10–12 min · Full ~20 min
Students recognize how curiosity and exaggerated claims influence clicks and decide whether an online item is worth opening.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Handout for Full
CYBER.ORG · Types of People Online
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~30–45 min
Students evaluate online behavior by considering motivation, choices, and impact rather than labeling a person simply “good” or “bad.”
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Comic for Full
CYBER.ORG · How One Attack Spreads
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~30–45 min
Students explain broader consequences without assuming that every connected device is automatically infected.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · Cards for Full
FTC Youville
Quick ~10–15 min · Full ~45 min
Students recognize hidden costs, information requests, recurring charges, and scams behind some “free” offers, then check before signing up.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection · Printing only for Full
CYBER.ORG · Threats With Online Gaming
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~30–45 min
Students recognize common online-gaming risks and choose safer responses for passwords, personal information, suspicious links, and cheats.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Poster supplies for Full
Google Be Internet Awesome · AI Literacy Guide
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~45 min
Students explain that AI predictions can be incomplete, inaccurate, or unfair and verify important claims with trusted sources.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection · Handout for Full
Common Sense Education
Quick ~10–12 min · Full ~20 min
Students explain why consent matters before altering or sharing another person’s image and choose a safe response when manipulated media causes harm.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection + sound · Handout for Full
Common Sense Education
Quick ~10–12 min · Full ~20 min
Students weigh privacy, safety, relationships, and boundaries before sharing location and explain who should have access, why, and for how long.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Optional handout
CYBER.ORG · Malware Attacks
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~45–60 min
Students compare scenario clues across common malware types and explain which threat is the best match without treating one symptom as proof.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · Handout for Full
CYBER.ORG · Data in Three States
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~45–60 min
Students classify data as at rest, in motion, or in use and explain how the state changes which protections are most relevant.
SetupFree educator account · No student devices · Handout + index cards
CYBER.ORG · Multi Factor Authentication
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~30–40 min
Students explain how MFA adds a protective layer and respond safely to an unexpected verification code or sign-in approval request.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Card sort for Full
National Cyber Security Centre · CyberFirst Navigators
Quick ~20 min · Full ~45–60 min
Students evaluate choices, warning signs, and safer responses in realistic online situations without needing to memorize technical terminology.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection + sound · Optional printing
Google Applied Digital Skills
Quick ~20–25 min · Full ~45–90 min
Students identify scam warning signs and verify an organization or request through an independent route before acting.
SetupDistrict Google account for student work · Chromebooks · No printing
Stanford CRAFT
About 20 min
Students define AI in their own words and explain why identifying AI is not a substitute for source and identity verification.
SetupNo account · Teacher projection · Optional printing
CYBER.ORG · Risks of AI
About 20–30 min
Students compare AI-related privacy, bias, reliability, likelihood, and impact risks and recommend a proportionate protective response.
SetupFree educator account · Teacher projection · Selected downloads
Digital Inquiry Group
Quick ~15–20 min · Full ~45–60 min
Students use lateral reading to check what trustworthy outside sources say about an unfamiliar organization.
SetupFree educator account · Chromebooks for Full · Optional printing
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