National Cyber Security Awareness Month (some 'freesources')

Did you know that October was National Cyber Security Awareness Month? It's part of a national campaign, supported by some high profile companies and government agencies and I think we should all take a minute to brush up on our awareness. To contribute we've pulled together a few free resources from around the web and hosted them here, in a Moodle classroom (Note that the resources are pulled from Simplemoodle.com, which is free to download SCORM on various topics, including cyber security and computer usage).

Click here to access the SCORM based "National Cyber Security Awareness Month Resources"

Also, you might wish to check out StaySafeOnline.org (home of the NCSA Month activities) where you can find out what you as educators can do to promote cyber security awareness in your students (from the site):

• Incorporate cyber security into your computer curriculum and use the USA Today cyber security lesson plans (click here to access the USA Today resources).
• Engage parents: discuss cyber security during open houses, PTA meetings, and parent teacher conferences.
• Add cyber security tips to the school’s website.
• Advocate for district-wide curriculum on cyber security, cyber safety, and cyber ethics that can be implemented district-wide.

Additionally, Google has set up a special Youtube channel to promote cyber security awareness by covering topics such as cyberbullying, internet safety, malware and good password creation. Here's another contribution by Google.

Finally, you might like this free course to download which I created as part of a grant in Vermont: Internet Safety, Acceptable Use, Research and Copyright. The course is available for download from Moodlecommons.org.

PS, if you like the SCORM resources included in the NCSAM Resources course listed above and would like to use them in your own classroom, check out our recent post about SCORM.