Safe & Secure: Protecting Information Online

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Safe and Secure: Protecting Information Online

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Cybersecurity and how we protect our own and others' sensitive information is becoming a top priority for schools who have increasingly been paying a real price for not acting sooner as more and more serious breaches within education have been revealed. Has your district or one you've heard of been scammed? Most likely yes; in this course, you will find out. Security breaches are most commonly due to human error, and increasingly, teachers and other educational staff members have become targets of cyber criminals. This course is ideal for all educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and other educator support specialists, to learn how to be proactive and ultimately avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime in one's own life and also in one's position as an educator. This course will help you become aware of your own role in keeping the data you access safe in your position as an educator; no tech degree is required!

On July 23, 2024, friEdTech earned a certification by the Texas Department of Information Resources for state and local government employees in compliance with House Bill (HB) 3834. State agencies, local governments, and contractors can now leverage Security Awareness Training to satisfy their annual cybersecurity training program requirement.

To meet the security awareness training objective, HB3834 states that organizations must: Define, prepare, deliver, and facilitate an ongoing awareness campaign utilizing a wide variety of mediums and delivery mechanisms to effectively and constantly educate the organization on security-related information, threats, and technology risks.

Course Outline

About the Experts

Reviews

Enrollment Options

FAQ

Total Time: 6 Hours

Field Training
What is information security?
Confidential, private, and personal information
Which information is protected by what laws?

Mission 1: Recognizing Digital Security Threats
Threats and attacks
Threat actors
Risk Mitigation

Mission 2: Safeguarding Information
How to safeguard against unauthorized access
Securely storing information
Securely disposing and sanitizing information
Safeguarding best practices

Mission 3: Responding to Threats
Spotting an attack
Responding to an attack

Mission Debrief
Final Assessment

Kim Nesmith specializes in data governance, privacy, and educational technology. She has experience implementing long-term strategies focused on coordinating and aligning data collection, storage, and use as well as ensuring the privacy of student and teacher data. While serving at the Louisiana Department of Education, Kim established a data governance system that included data access and management policies, privacy trainings, and data release processes. She oversaw all data sharing agreements, monitored releases of data, and provided guidance regarding compliance to the strictest student data privacy law in the nation.

Kim speaks and teaches about data governance and data privacy nationally. She works with nonprofits, state education agencies, and local education agencies to create resources and trainings. With a past service at the local school level, she also brings eleven years of experience as a classroom teacher to her work. She taught technology courses such as multimedia, web mastering, and computer programming in a project-based learning environment, infusing the courses with as much core content as possible.

Lauren’s career actually started in the graphic design and art direction arena. When she found herself craving a more fulfilling path, she started exploring the world of education and fell in love. As it turns out, great design and great teaching go hand in hand! This became her mission in her classroom as a Google Innovator, and it quickly grew to her district and other schools within the US when we all quickly shifted to distance learning. She is such an asset to the friEdOnline team as a Learning Experience Designer creating useful, engaging asynchronous learning opportunities. Lauren lives with her husband, daughter and her sweet dog in beautiful Colorado!

Lauren is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and a Google Certified Trainer.

Much better than the average digital safety course. Interesting throughout and I gained good information.

This course was AH-MAZING! As much as it startles me to realize that I need to drastically change some of my practices, I am thankful to now have the knowledge and the tools to do so.

This was the most enjoyable online training that I have ever been required to do! I wish they were all like this!

Excellent explanations and recommendations to protect self and students against cyber attacks

This course was full of useful information that I feel compelled to put to good use. Not only is it helpful for educators, but it's just great info and advice overall if you want to be safe online.

I love the FriEd online courses. I can work at my own pace and each section gives you practice on presented skills.

Credit is offered for certain courses and is based on the time it takes to complete the course activities. You must complete the course in its entirety to earn credit. The amount of possible credits to be earned from a course is located on the course card. Check with your school district to determine if our courses will count for credit in your district.

Like all friEdTech learning experiences, our goal is to provide engaging and practical learning for all. We strive to make sure every activity is purposeful, intentional, and easily applicable; the time you spend learning won't just be for an audience of one! Each course includes clear learning goals, interactive components, and checkpoints for understanding. After the course, you'll have the opportunity to evaluate your experience and share any additional feedback. We love hearing from you!

BROWSER- We suggest viewing your course with the latest version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Our courses have several interactive elements which are best experienced in Chrome and Edge.

VIDEOS- Course videos are in friEdOnline or YouTube. And you can always watch them within the course!

DEVICE- The courses will work on all devices, but your best experience will be on a larger screen. If you're choosing between a phone or a monitor - go with the monitor!

Go to friedonline.com and click the “Enroll Now” button. A pop up page will appear and with two joining options.

Join through a site with which you already have an account (Facebook, LinkedIn, Google). This is also referred to as a "single sign-on," or SSO.
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If you created an account by adding your information and creating a password (option #2), you can use the “Forgot your password?” function on the Login/Sign up page to reset your password.

If you used the SSO option (Google button and Google sign-in) to create your friEdOnline account, your login information is not stored in friEdOnline and you will NOT be able to use the “Forgot your password?” function. You will need to try logging in with the Google button.

If you have tried both options, you can email us at friedonline@fried.tech.

Log into friEdOnline using the email address initially used when setting up the account.
Note: if you're changing your email due to the email account being inactive, you can still use the email to log in. However, you'll need to provide an updated email address in order to receive important course links and completion certificates.

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Uh oh! Refer to the directions in the original course email. Make sure to use the course link sent by your district in order to correctly access the course. If you're still having trouble, contact the district employee that originally sent enrollment instructions. You can also email us at friedonline@fried.tech.

You'll have course access for a set period of time from the minute you sign up. In general, our courses are available 12 months from enrollment. However, there are times a district will purchase a course for a shorter period of time (ex: two months instead of 12). When enrolling in your course, pay attention to the time span included in the enrollment email receipt. You'll find the start and end day of course availability.

Restart your computer. (Simple, we know. But this little step can be an overlooked quick-fix!)
Clear the cache and cookies in your Chrome browser.
Turn off your extensions or pop-up blockers.
If you're using your school-managed G Suite account, contact your district technology staff to ensure no content/ad/pop-up blockers have been installed by your district.
Make sure Chrome is updated. If you're using another browser, check for updates.
Try another browser.
Check your internet connection and strengthen it if possible.
Try a different device (remember, we suggest monitors over smartphones!).

We strive to make your learning experience flexible and self-paced. Our goal is for users to confidently and independently work through all course material. With that said, you're not alone! Submit a help ticket and we'll get back to you. You also have course classmates for assistance, so we suggest making a social post/discussion post of questions within your course.

If you get stuck, you can email us at friedonline@fried.tech. We'll do our best to respond within 24 hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST.

You can easily find your certificates by going to your friEdOnline Profile. Here, you'll find a list of achievements, in-progress courses, and completed courses. Click the "download PDF" icon next to the corresponding course achievement to download the course certificate.

Great question! Our friEdOnline courses are:

on-demand (completed at your own pace...we love PD in PJs!)
interactive (you’ll be completing engaging tasks as you move through the course)
comprehensive (a full range of topic info and approaches are provided)
asynchronous (not live) learning experiences that you complete when and where you want. You will receive 1-12 hours credit for completing the courses.

Our Facilitated Online Learning Experiences (FOLĒ) combine digital, synchronous webinars, guided assignments via a FriEdOnline FOLE or Google Classroom and includes templates/assignments for extended learning. During a FOLĒ, you will attend live sessions with real, live PD providers who will walk you through the learning materials, more like traditional “live” PD (except not boring and horrible).

Once you…

complete each lesson in this course (look at the navigation menu and check to make sure each one has a checkmark by it), pass the course final assessment with at least 80%, and claim your course completion certificate, you will receive an email from friedonline@fried.tech that contains your individual voucher code.

This email will be sent within an hour of completion of this course.

If you don't receive the email please check your junk mail. If you have double checked each step, and still don’t get your code, please email us at friedonline@fried.tech.

Follow the steps in this document. Remember, if you are in our L1 or L2 Academies you will be emailed a free voucher code upon downloading your course completion certificate.

Note - You should always start from Google's Teacher Center site, even if you already have a Kryterion account.

Who is friEdOnline?

FriEdOnline is part of friEdTech, an education technology company, that provides on-demand courses with an interesting, practical, applicable learning experience.

We believe everyone should enjoy engaging, interactive professional development any time, any place, and at any pace!

Safe and Secure: Protecting Information Online

6-Hour
Course

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and Flexible

Meet the Expert

Kim Nesmith

Meet the Designer

Lauren Heil

Start immediately and work at your own pace.

Interested in bulk enrollment for your school, district, or organization?

Who is friEdOnline?

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Safe and Secure: Protecting Information Online

6-HourCourse

Certificate &Badge

100% Onlineand Flexible

Meet the Expert

Kim Nesmith

Meet the Designer

Lauren Heil

Start immediately and work at your own pace.

Interested in bulk enrollment for your school, district, or organization?

Who is friEdOnline?

Featured links

Connect with us

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6-Hour
Course

Certificate &
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100% Online
and Flexible