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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

Cybersecurity in the Classroom and after school
Learning outcomes

The aim of Module is to develop and strengthen the competences of non-IT teachers’ in the field of
cybersecurity.

After the teachers get acquainted with the theoretical and practical parts of the Module
“Cybersecurity in the classroom and after school”, they will:

• learn about the importance of General Data Protection Regulation during on-line
education (this involves focused training about day to day responsibilities, including
cyber security, handling GDPR risks and what they should do in the event of a data
breach);

• gain the necessary knowledge how to teach pupils to protect themselves from being
exposed to inappropriate, offensive or illegal material using social media/networks;
• learn how to teach pupils about the types of malware and how to protect their
devices and personal data themselves;
• provide the teachers with the necessary knowledge and useful tips needed to teach
students cyber security in the classroom and after school.

The theoretical part of the module includes building up on the non-IT teachers’ knowledge whereas
the practical part provides them with exercises and lesson plans to teach cybersecurity skills to
students.

Introduction

The days of handwritten homework assignments, heavy printed textbooks, and mailed paper report
cards are slipping away. Learning has become digital in the 21st century. This has particularly
become true during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed education forever. If earlier
students used digital tools to occasionally to complete their homework, communicate with
classmates, check their grades, and conduct research for assignments online, during the pandemic, a
distinctive rise of e-learning has been observed. Now that all of the teaching is undertaken remotely
and on digital platforms, the question of safeguarding sensitive data, both organizational and
personal, has become of highest importance. The responsibility falls not only on the school staff and
data protection officers, but also on teachers themselves. For this reason, educating all members of
the school community to maintain “digital health” – adopt good cybersecurity practices – comes at
the top of the priority list.

Nowadays students are considered to be more tech-savvy than their teachers, for they know how to
use apps, mobile devices and online platforms, since they’ve been using them their whole lives.
However, the cyber world of modern education can be dangerous both to the students and to the

This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
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