Middle School Cybersecurity with Unplugged and Range Activities

This workshop guides educators through beginner cybersecurity topics for middle school students. Participants will experience the activities as the students, with presenters modeling the instructor role. We begin by discussing ethics in cybersecurity and the importance of creating an ethics agreement in the classroom. A sample agreement will be provided to dissect and adapt as appropriate for use in participants’ own classrooms. Presenters will walk attendees through unplugged activities related to phishing and personally identifiable information, as well as leading...