Please enable JavaScript to use CodeHS

Texas Tech Apps (7th grade)

Cybersecurity Basics

Students delve into key areas such as personal data collection, the reliability of online information, cyber ethics and laws, personal data security, cybersecurity essentials, and strategies to combat common cyber threats and their prevention, equipping individuals with the knowledge to navigate the digital landscape responsibly and securely.

Lessons

3.1 Digital Footprint and Responsibility

  • Teens, Social Media, and Technology
  • Reflection: Teens, Social Media, and Technology
  • Social Media Screenings Gain Popularity
  • What is Your Digital Footprint?
  • Cyberbullying Notebook
  • +2 more

3.2 Personal Data and Collection

  • Your Personal Data and Who Is Using It
  • What Google Does with Your Data
  • What Google Does with Your Data Reflection
  • Take a Stand: Location Tracking
  • Privacy and the Law
  • +2 more

3.3 Can All Information Be Trusted?

  • Is it Share-Worthy?
  • Article Evaluation
  • Evaluation Results
  • The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
  • The Rise of AI Reflection
  • +4 more

3.4 Cyber Ethics and Laws

  • Cyber Ethics Scenarios
  • Ethics vs. Laws
  • Legal Consequences
  • Copyright in Education
  • Getting Permission
  • +2 more

3.5 Personal Data Security

  • A Tale of Authentication
  • A Tale of Authentication Submission
  • Personal Data Security
  • Browser Security Settings Exploration
  • Security Measure Tradeoffs

3.6 Cybersecurity Essentials

  • Cyber Story
  • Cyber Term Matching
  • AAA Security Framework
  • AAA Security Framework Submission
  • Internet of Things and Cybersecurity
  • +2 more

3.7 Common Cyber Attacks and Prevention

  • Protecting Your Computer
  • Phishing for Your Info
  • Phishing Response
  • Cyber Impacts
  • Story Starter
  • +2 more

3.8 Project: Cyber Smarts Awareness

  • Search Challenge
  • Search Challenge Submission
  • Pick a Topic
  • Research
  • Choose Your Audience
  • +4 more

3.9 Cybersecurity Basics Quiz

  • Cybersecurity Basics Quiz

Courses that include this module