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Dr E Kritzinger – UNISA SACSAW 2011

Dr E Kritzinger – UNISA SACSAW 2011. The Cyber Security Awareness Workbook. Introduction. Policy. Schools. Implementation. Completed initiatives – Seminar: Cyber safety 2010.

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Dr E Kritzinger – UNISA SACSAW 2011

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  1. Dr E Kritzinger – UNISA SACSAW 2011

  2. The Cyber Security Awareness Workbook

  3. Introduction Policy Schools Implementation

  4. Completed initiatives – Seminar: Cyber safety 2010 Organizers and quest speakers:From left:Dr K. Padayachee, Dr E. Kritzinger, ProfS.H. von Solms, Ms M. Loock, Dr M. Ramorola, ProfM. Setati, ProfE.Smith, Prof T. Pistorius, ColonelJ. Hefer, MrS.Potgieter and Prof R. von Solms. Panel discussion:From left: Prof R. von Solms, Colonel J. Hefer, Ms S. Mocke, Mr S. Potgieter, Dr M. Ramorola and Prof S.H. von Solms. • Online available: http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=24842

  5. E-Guidelines for School – DOE (2011) • E-Guidelines have been approved. • Available on the DOE Thutong website . • First step from the DOE to assist in the topic. • No other planned initiatives for cyber awareness • While before cyber awareness will be integrated into the curriculum. • An interim initiative is needed until cyber awareness is incorporated into the curriculum.

  6. Problem Statement Enhancing cyber awareness amongst children, parents & teachers to decrease cyber threats. Aims • Develop and distribute relevant cyber awareness material to school children, parents & teachers within South Africa.

  7. Reasons for Cyber awareness • Increase in broadband to Africa • Increase in mobile phone – with web access • Increase in cyber incidences • Cyber divide • Technological divide

  8. Reasons for Cyber awareness • In a survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) for MacAfee (2008) the following statistics were obtained: (http://www.mcafee.com) • 63% of teenagers said they know how to hide what they • are doing online form their parents, • 32% are able to clear the browser history, • 16% have created private e-mail and social networking • profiles, • 52% have given out personal information to somebody • they do not know online, • 20% have engaged in cyber bulling and • 9% have used the Internet to cheat at school.

  9. Initiative for 2011 - Workbook The workbook will: • ... be in a hard copy format that will assist many schools that have limited computer access (if any). • ... provide cyber awareness information. • ... provide teachers/parents with guidance on how to make children aware of cyber threats. • ... Provide activities for children.

  10. Workbook (1) Plan of action: Design “Cyber Awareness image”. Design, print and distribute workbook. Obtain sponsors. Format: Hard copy The implementation of c-safety within South Africa is unique due to the huge range of diversity amongst culture, language, religions, wealth classes, access to knowledge and technology and no centralised e-learning policies and resource . (Czerniewics, 2010. Available: http://mfeldstein.com/mobile-is-my-soul-cell-phones-in-south-afric/a)

  11. Workbook (1) • The workbook can be translated into many different languages and will help teachers, parents and children to understand the content more easily. • Workbooks can easily copied in school with no access to computers and printers or limited funds. • Used with other initiatives for example internet day. • Used for training of teachers.

  12. Workbook (1) -Distribution • The Independent Educator is circulated to approx. 37,000 teachers. This magazine also provides an opportunity to advertise on a web banner on their website. The website has an average of 1,500,000 visitors per month. • Free 4 all is a magazine that is distributed to school children. Total distribution – 390 000 monthly. This magazine will be used to distribute a copy of the workbook to children.

  13. Partners (2) Film and Publication Board Centre of Software Engineering - UNISA Microsoft (?) National Research Foundation

  14. Workbook (2) - Topics The NCSA advocates for cyber education programmes based on three key pillars: (http://www.staysafeonline.org/in-the-classroom/three-key-pillars).

  15. Workbook (2) - Example of a Topic The teacher magazine, 2010

  16. Workbook (3)- Lesson Plans • In most cases teachers also do not understand the topics. • Teachers do not have access to internet to download lesson plans. • Teachers do not syllabus to work from. • Must provide teachers with guidance on how to address these issues.

  17. Workbook (3) – Example of a lesson plans • Overview • Students explore a scenario in which a friendly relationship turns to a bullying one involving cell phones and computers. • Objectives • Analyze online behaviors that could be considered cyberbullying. • Generate multiple solutions for dealing with a cyberbullying situation. • Identify abbreviations and other textual clues to reduce cyberbullying. • Introduce • Ask:What are all the reasons and ways kids communicate with cell phones? (call friends, call parents for help, text message, take and send photos, go online, receive e-mails and instant messages) • Real life problem: Cyberbullying: Not a Pretty Picture • Jaleesa and Kim are friends at Jefferson Middle School. Kim tells Jaleesa that she doesn’t want to hang out with her any more. Jaleesa is angry and upset. She uploads a photo of Kim from her cell phone that was taken at a slumber party two weeks earlier. Jaleesa sends the photo to everyone on her buddy list with a message attached: “Kim is such a ****.” • Activities: • What is the problem? • Think about the problem • What is the solution • Take action. • Assess: • The following items assess student mastery of the lesson objectives. • Ask:What is cyberbullying? (It's when kids are intentionally and repeatedly mean to one another using cell phones or the Internet.) • Ask:How can cyberbullying make kids feel? (It can make them feel angry, frustrated, sad, or afraid.) • Ask:What kinds of abbreviations can kids use to prevent cyberbullying while text or instant messaging? (Answers will vary.)

  18. Workbook (4) -Activities Ages: • Educators & Parents (caregivers) • Children: Aged 4 - 8 (Preschool – Grade 2) Aged 8 - 11 (Grade 2 – Grade 5) Aged 11-14 (Grade 5 – Grade 7) Aged 14-18 (High school) Activities: • Role play, discussions, real life scenarios, hands on activity sheets.

  19. Workbook (4) - Examples The Teacher Magazine - 2010

  20. Possible connected initiatives

  21. ? kritze@unisa.ac.za

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