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Lesson 1: Welcome to the computing lab

Year 7 – Impact of Technology – Collaborating online respectfully

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Passwords are like underpants

Starter activity

Question: What advice can you give me about passwords?

Think, write, pair, share

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Lesson 1: Welcome to the computing lab

Objectives

In this lesson, you will:

  • Create a memorable and secure password for an account on the school network
  • Remember the rules of the computing lab

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What is happening in this video?

Activity 1

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Start at 0:20 and end at 2:36

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Use three random words

9fishcloudroad23

Activity 2

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howsecureismypassword.net

Activity 2

Test the strength of these passwords to prove that three random words are best.

Password 1 qwerty

Password 2 p@ssw0rd

Password 3 Frog1234

Password 4 9FishCloudRoad23

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How will you remember your password?

Activity 2

Make it into a story!

My 9-year-old fish saw a cloud from road 23.

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Change your password

[Add a password hint to your school planner]

Activity 2

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Can you spot all 9 hazards?

Activity 3

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Why are they hazards?

Activity 3

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What rules should we have for the computing lab?

Activity 4

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Lesson 1: Welcome to the computing lab

Plenary

Which of these is the strongest password?

  1. Secure1
  2. 2MyStudioCardboard9
  3. Password1234
  4. P@ssword123
  5. enter

Verbal exit ticket:

Tell me a rule for the computing lab

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Next lesson

Summary

In this lesson, you...

Created a memorable and secure password

Listed the rules for the computing lab

Next lesson, you will…

Learn about your workstation and how to send emails

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