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Connie D. Howard – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative study contributes to the limited body of knowledge on cybersecurity in middle schools beyond awareness programs. The purpose was to develop a pilot training module for middle school students comprising an analysis of public documents to examine what topics should be included in a pilot training program to reduce problematic cyber…
Descriptors: Program Development, Pilot Projects, Middle School Students, Computer Security
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Eyuboglu, Fatma Aycan Binay; Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem Karaoglan – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
Individuals may encounter many negativities due to the misuse of computers and the Internet. Children suffer the most from these negativities. This situation necessitates parents who always protect and stand by their children, to become knowledgeable about the safe use of computers and the Internet. In this study, we examined the opinions of the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Child Safety
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Martin, Florence; Wang, Chuang; Petty, Teresa; Wang, Weichao; Wilkins, Patti – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Cyber bullying, digital identity, impact of digital footprints, and use of inappropriate social media are topics that are gaining attention in K-12 schools. As more schools and school districts are implementing 1-1 and "bring your own technology" initiatives, attention to these topics is becoming increasingly important. A total of 593…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Media, Student Surveys, Bullying
O'Brien, Churairat – ProQuest LLC, 2019
As young children increasingly use the Internet, the children need to learn and apply cybersecurity fundamentals to protect personal data. Teaching young students the basics of strong passwords and data protection in a K-12 classroom setting is an obvious starting point. The literature shows an absence of approved cybersecurity curriculums for use…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Information Security, Computer Security, Teaching Methods
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Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Kuo, Cian-Yu; Hou, Huei-Tse; Lin, Yu-Yan – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
The purposes of this study were to provide a game-based anti-phishing lesson to 110 elementary school students in Taiwan, explore their learning behavioral patterns, and investigate the effects of the flow states on their learning behavioral patterns and learning achievement. The study recorded behaviour logs, and applied a pre- and post-test on…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students
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Pittman, Jason M.; Pike, Ronald E. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
This paper reports on the design and implementation of a cybersecurity camp offered as a cybersecurity learning experience to a group of female and male high school students. Students ranged in grade level from freshmen to senior. Student demographics, including any existing pre-requisite knowledge, were unknown to camp designers prior to the…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, Observation
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Chou, Chien; Peng, Hsinyi – Internet and Higher Education, 2011
The Internet has changed many people's lives, in both positive and negative ways. The Taiwan Ministry of Education has recognized the Internet's possible risks and has initiated the island-wide "Teacher Awareness of Internet Safety" (TAIS) project for elementary and middle school teachers since 2000. TAIS project is the first…
Descriptors: Safety, Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Internet
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
This article presents findings from a study that explores the nature of the Cyberethics, Cybersafety, and Cybersecurity (C3) educational awareness policies, initiatives, curriculum, and practices currently taking place in the U.S. public and private K-12 educational settings. The study establishes baseline data on C3 awareness, which can be used…
Descriptors: Program Design, Information Technology, Computer Security, Ethics
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Jung, I. Y.; Yeom, H. Y. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
While development of the Internet has contributed to the spread of online education, online exams have not been widely adopted. An online exam is defined here as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This paper proposes an enhanced secure online exam management environment…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education
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Starkman, Neal – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
Through conversations with students across different grade levels, there is clear evidence that two of the things they most desire contradict each other--and they use electronic technology to get both of them. This author had conversations with three groups of students in Seattle about their favorite electronic technologies, and any concerns they…
Descriptors: Privacy, High School Students, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Technology
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Kruger, Robert – Social Studies, 2003
As computers become a larger part of the curriculum, educators everywhere are being asked to take a stand for cyber ethics, the right and wrong of computer and Internet use. Teachers cannot always depend on parents to instill cyber ethics. Parents may not know or follow the rules, either. Once students understand cyber ethics, they may have a…
Descriptors: Ethics, Middle School Students, Computer Security, Elementary School Students