Challenges

Complete our CyberDay challenges as a classroom or family team. Challenge other classes, schools, family members and neighbours to a battle of cybersafety wits.

CyberSprint Scavenger Hunt  

Watch the CyberSprints videos and find the answer to each question. 

1. What are 3 of the top things students should know about cybersafety? 

2. What are 2 things students can do to improve their safety while online gaming? 

3. What are some common online scams that target young people? 

Guest Network Tackle 

Family Challenge: read the resource on making a Guest Network on your home router.

Work as a team to secure your home wifi.

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Decorate your Door Challenge   

Decorate your classroom or bedroom door with a cybersafety theme.

Include security and privacy tips for others to read as they pass by.

Make it visually appealing and informative.  

Bonus: Challenge your siblings or other classrooms to a contest and have your principal or someone else judge the entries. 

Social Media Campaign Race 

Develop an educational cybersecurity post (or series of posts) designed for a social media channel.

Speak with your principal or parents to ask permission to post on your school site/account or on a personal account. 

Other options: include it in a school or class newsletter or post in a busy school hallway. 

Privacy Policy Skim 

Pick a popular app or website and skim the privacy policy for key indicators of concern.

Compare what you find to the privacy policy of an app you use in your classroom or for school.  

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Interland Heats 

Play Interland (individually or in teams) and explore all 4 islands. 

Write down one key message from each island. Review the Be Internet Awesome Pledge. 

See the Resources section to review curriculum ideas to implement in your classroom. 

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Kahoot Battle 

Challenge your classmates, siblings or friends to a cybersafety Kahoot battle.

Play one of our prepared Kahoots or even make your own.  

Cybersecurity 101

Privacy Policies

Password Challenge

Write a Letter Contest 

Write a letter to your Principal, The Chief Information Officer of your school board or to the Privacy Commissioner of your province or territory.

Outline any suggestions you have for improving the security and privacy for students in general, in your school board, or at your school specifically. 

Secure your Device Rally 

Review the Ultimate Guide to Securing your Devices and Accounts resource.

Install a login password on your device. 

Review the permissions of each app.

Ensure your operating system is up to date. 

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Secure your Accounts Dash 

Review the Ultimate Guide to Securing your Devices and Accounts resource.

Review your account passwords to ensure they are unique and strong.

Review the privacy settings on all social media accounts.  

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Teach Another Quest 

Work with your teacher/parents to organize time with a younger sibling /student or an older neighbour/family friend (senior) to teach them about cybersafety.

Possible topics: The Grandparent Scam, online gaming safety, password management, securing their device, etc. 

Dunk Disinfo Event

Create a classroom or family pledge to Dunk DisInfo when you see it.

Document how you will address examples of disinformation with your peers and family members.

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