Can you believe it’s already back-to-school time for many? Where has the summer gone?
We are committed at KnowBe4 to providing content for students of all ages to help them stay safe and maybe get them interested in a career in cybersecurity in the future.
For example, we launched our successful KnowBe4 Student Edition last spring for students over the age of 16 that included training materials focused on topics that are relevant for young adults.
For students under the age of 16, the KnowBe4 Children’s Interactive Cybersecurity Activity Kit is freely available for schools, teachers and parents to use. This kit is linked here. Tell the teachers in your kid's school.
New School Year, New Content
We are excited to announce this latest update to the KnowBe4 Children’s Interactive Cybersecurity Activity Kit, which includes a new training module and some great updated features.
We have been adding fresh resources to this kit each school year (such as an AI safety video, a password video game, a cybersecurity activity book, middle school lesson plans) and we have more planned through this coming school year.
Last year we launched our groundbreaking Roblox game called KnowBe4 Hack-A-Cat, where students can play a game on the popular platform and learn about things like phishing, ransomware and other cybersecurity-related topics. We heard from many educators that they would like a companion lesson to include to help explain the concepts in the game for students in a more direct approach. So I am excited to announce that this accompanying lesson is now available on the kids kit site. It is titled Hack-A-Cat: Your Cybersecurity Adventure on Roblox and teachers have the ability to have students complete this on their own in a computer lab, with laptops, or even on the smartboard at the front of the classroom.
This self-paced module can be used as a lesson prior to playing the Roblox game at school or independently with their friends at home. We think it’s a perfect complement to the in-game learning experience to make the most impact for students to learn about cybercrime, be prepared, and maybe one day join one of the teams helping protect others.
Kids Kit Now Available in Your LMS
Another requested feature of our kit that is now available is the ability to download the content as part of our kit and use them in your own Learning Management System (LMS) and/or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and make them a learning activity for students. This feature allows admins to download the kit in a common standard called Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) that is generally accepted by most learning platforms. The lessons that are available in SCORM format include:
- AI Awareness for Students
- Bye Bye Bully
- Captain Awareness: Conquer Internet Safety for Kids
- Password Zapper Game
- Spot the Phish - Kid's Edition
There is a link at the bottom of the page that allows for the easy download of all of these materials in SCORM format. Look for the link in the text, “Looking for SCORM files? Click HERE to download.”
There are also supporting materials available in image and document formats (not SCORM) that you can download directly from the kit page:
- Clickbait Cootie Catcher Tabletop Exercise
- Password Warriors Tabletop Exercise
- Poster: Captain Awareness: Conquer Internet Safety for Kids
- Security Cat's Activity Book for Kids
KnowBe4 customers can also still use the content on the KnowBe4 Children’s Interactive Cybersecurity Activity Kit website as well, but we wanted to make this option available to be able to give access to more students. We will be adding more content to the Children’s Kit and to the KnowBe4 Student Edition throughout the school year, based on the latest threats and feedback from our partner institutions and others, so check back often as you are planning lessons for your students.
If you have any idea or request of what you would like to see us add, please feel free to reach out to us. We are committed to providing fresh educational content for students and partners to stay safe.
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