Lesson 2: Email

Lesson 2: Email

Students Activities

• Start the game. Open the PAL and click on the Cyberpedia tab. Find “Email “ and “Email Address” and read about them, and read part 1 of the worksheet.

• Read about “Username” and “Password” in the Cyberpedia, and read part 2 of the worksheet.

• Try quiz #1 and #2 in the worksheet.

• Write a message to another student/person on a note card using a fake email address. Pass this “email” through the chain of students to the recipient.

Discussion questions:

• Could others read the email message if they wanted to?

• What personal information did you include in your email?

• How private is the information you sent to your friend?

• In your opinion, what could you and couldn’t you include in an email message?

• Read the cartoon in the worksheet and discuss email and privacy.

Learning Outcomes

At this point, you should be able to:

• Identify cybersecurity concepts related to the use of email.

• Follow a few cybersecurity steps to secure private information online, e.g. unique username and password.

• Understand the importance of privacy and keeping personal information private.

• Have a sound understanding of how email works.

• Define the cyber defense terms introduced in this lesson.

• Navigate the game software utilizing motor skills; e.g. using the mouse, keyboard arrows.

Assignment

Upload your worksheet to the Google classroom