Resources
Students, teachers and parents: we have curated a collection of the best cybersafety resources available. We have materials specific to the grade K-8 crowd, a section for grades 9-12 and an entire section dedicated to cybersecurity education and careers for older students and adults. These resources include videos, activities, games, podcasts and classroom curriculum documents.
Know Your Worth on Social Media
This fascinating look into the business and money behind social media is an eye-opening activity. The slides below may be used in conjunction with the video.
Code Words with Python – Lesson Plan by Canada Learning Code
Why is having a strong password important? Strong passwords help protect your information and identity. As phishing and social hacking become quite common, we need a way to generate secure passwords that we can still remember!
Online Gaming Safety
This video, made by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, helps you stay safe when online gaming.
The eSafety Guide
Learn about the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report harmful content. Do a deep dive on the safety features of the most popular apps and games. How can you report someone? Key safety links. How can you report online abuse or block someone? How can you protect your personal information?
Internet Safety for Kids and Families
Internet Safety for Kids and Families by Trend Micro. Includes resources for kids and parents, blog posts, webinars, tip sheets, and more.
Cyber Academy for Kids
The Internet Safety Series for Kids age 7-10 by Trend Micro.
BuildingU Resources
Check out BuildingU’s resources for high school students. Find funding options, internship opportunities and educational programs for high school students from around the globe.
ICTC Digital Dash
This summary highlights ICTC’s approach to jump starting digital careers through it’s K-12 offerings.
Resolution on E-Learning Platforms
Classrooms have become increasingly networked environments that may put the privacy of children at risk. Specifically, these connected classrooms raise issues of transparency, in view of the fact that inappropriate…
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy – Grade 5
What Students Need to Know provides an opportunity for students and their teacher todiscuss why access to government-held information and personal privacy are importantpublic values, and how these values are…
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy A Resource Guide for Grade 10 Teachers
What Students Need to Know provides an opportunity for students and their teacher to discuss why access to government-held information and personal privacy are important public values, and how these…
What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
What Students Need to Know provides an opportunity for students and teachers to discuss access to government-held information and protection of privacy as important public values, and how these values…
5 Tips to Protect Your Online Privacy
This poster was created in partnership with the provincial, territorial and federal privacy commissioner and ombudsman offices in Canada.
A Guide to Privacy and Access to Information in Ontario Schools
This guide provides answers to common questions about privacy and access to information in the school system. The goal is to provide Ontario’s school board officials and education professionals with…
Cryptocurrency Scam Infographic from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Learn about crypto investment scams and their various forms. This resource was created by the CAFC and its international partners.
Media Smarts for Parents
Get a better understanding of the various activities kids and teens love to do online and learn comprehensive strategies and tips to help them.
Become a Cybersecurity Pro
If you are interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity, here’s your go-to guide to salaries, job markets, skills, and common interview questions.
Comp TIA
The cybersecurity job market is booming, but where to start? CyberSeek has detailed, actionable information for job seekers in this domain!
CybersecurED
An exclusive 10-part podcast series from cybersafety educator Claudiu Popa that looks at the myths and realities of EdTech in North America.
CISCO Threat Builders
Are you ready to join the defense against cyberthreats? Play this game to avoid threats and join the CISCO Bureau of Cyber Intelligence!
Cybrary
The leading cybersecurity and IT career development platform. Find courses for professional certifications to help you down your career path.
Cyber Threat Response Comic Part 2
The second part of Cisco’s thrilling comic book series about the Cyber Threat Response team and their quest for good cybersecurity.
Cyber Threat Response Comic Part 1
The first part of Cisco’s thrilling comic book series about the Cyber Threat Response team and their quest for good cybersecurity.
Restricted Intelligence
An entertaining video series that follows hapless office workers whose misadventures teach the importance of workplace cybersecurity.
Trend Micro – Targeted Attack
In this choose-your-own-adventure game, you must make tough choices to keep your company on-budget and safe as you launch a revolutionary product.
Trend Micro – Data Centre Attack
A choose-your-own-adventure game where you play the role of a CISO making tough decisions for a hospital as you try and avoid a major crisis.
IBM Training
IBM’s repository of cybersecurity resources including a quiz to test your current know-how, training courses for students, career planning resources, and a cyber breach experience game called “Terminal”.
Cisco Netacad
Cybersecurity courses developed by Cisco, from cloud and network security to cybersecurity essentials and IoT fundamentals.
Sans Cyber Aces
An online course that teaches the core concepts needed to assess and protect information security systems. Developed by the Sans Institute.
The Crash Course
Want to get up to speed on in-depth cybersecurity quickly? Crash Course Computer Science will inform and engage you in just over ten minutes!
Éduquer à la cybersécurité
Cette formation a été développée en collaboration avec terry cutler, un expert canadien de la cybersécurité reconnu mondialement et cybernb, un organisme mandaté par le gouvernement pour mettre l’accent sur…
National Initiative For Cybersecurity Careers and studies
Are you a high school student looking for cybersecurity resources and information?
PicoCTF
Picoctf is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts at carnegie mellon university.
Privacy Educators Program
Created by the fordham centre on law and information policy this robust resource includes a teacher training manual and complete lesson plans. It also includes a handbook for schools and…
CyberTitan
Cybertitan prepares middle and secondary school students with learning opportunities through hands-on simulated environments
AIC – Quebec
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Information, tools and other resources—including the graphic novel Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!— developed to help educators, parents, librarians, and other adults engage with kids about privacy.
Cyber Mission
Created by the U.S. Department of defence this challenging series of games will test your cyber skills.
Fight Back
These cool interactive games by Texas A&M University will make you think about cybersecurity will battling various villains.
Cyber.Org
CYBER.ORG and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) partnered to produce this cybersafety video series.
AAPI – Quebec
Development of sound practices in the dissemination of its image and information on the Net.
Toronto Metropolitan University
Parents’ & Guardians’ Guide to Cybersecurity. Empowering your kids in a digital world.
OIPC – Alberta
Lesson Plans and Activities for K-12 Education. These resources were developed with Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners.
Safe Online Surfing By The FBI
Fun and interactive games for the K-8 crowd on topics like computer health, personal information and online safety.
Common Sense Education
At-home parent resources and classroom curriculum resources for all grades. This great source covers topics ranging from media sense to cyberbullying to privacy and security.
Getcybersafe.ca
Also available in French, this printable work book is loaded with fun activities for kids. All cybersafe resources are available here (insert link) in both English and French. https://getcybersafe.gc.ca/en
Be Internet Awesome With Google
This complete package from Google includes an engaging game, classroom curriculum and the Be Internet Awesome pledge. A great place for teachers and parents to start teaching kids about online…
UnHackThis
From KnowledgeFlow, an online challenge that will force you to do some quick research to solve a puzzle and unlock a website!
KnowBe4
This interactive children’s activity kit comes with a video and a workbook filled with pictures, games, and activities focused on cybersecurity.
CyberSecurED Privacy And Security In Education
This podcast series features discussion about the most pressing topics in cybersecurity in the educational sector. Thought provoking conversation with educators, administrators and security experts.
Cybercrime Fighters Calendar
This 2022/2023 calendar from our CyberCrime Fighters program is a great daily cybersafety reminder for at home or at school. Nominate a CyberCrime Fighter today!
