Empowerment Technologies
Senior High School Applied - Academic
Unit 2: Online Safety and Ethics
Lesson 1
Making One’s Self Safe in the
Cyber World

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EVALUAT
How would you describe
the features of the app
and platform that help
protect its users from
Internet dangers and
threats?
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EVALUAT
What are the
possible ways
that you can
think of to
protect
yourself from
different online
threats?
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Learning
Objectives
At the end of the
lesson, you should
be able to do the
following:
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EVALUAT 4
● Define the cyber world and its
features.
● Identify and examine different
online threats and dangers.
● Practice various ways to be safe
in the cyber world.

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EVALUAT
Are you familiar with these images? What do these images
mean?
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EVALUAT
What is a password?
● a combination of texts, numbers, and/or
special characters to secure accounts
● can be weak (e.g. names, common words,
birthdates, etc.) or strong (combination of all
characters)
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EVALUAT
1. Study the passwords in the succeeding slides.
2. Classify each password as either a weak password or a
strong password.
3. Write your answer in the table.
Classifying the Password
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Classifying the Password
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Weak Password Strong Password

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Classifying the Password
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vince15 alp@c@Pet2020 password_1
_paramore_for3ver_
StrongPassword 12345678ABC juandelacruz1994
Hola_amigo!
Beautiful G!v3_m3_Sunsh!n3 helloWorld123
Els@+AnN@_uWu
09_09_2001 erica_sanchez 67a12b90c_me
l!v3_l@ugh_l0v3

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1.Among all the words included in the activity,
which password(s) was the hardest to
classify? Which was the easiest?
Classifying the Password
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1.What suggestions can you give to protect
online accounts aside from creating a
strong password?
Classifying the Password
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1.x
2.What would be the effect of not having
strong security and password for your
online accounts?
Classifying the Password
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What is the Cyber
World?
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The Cyber World,
also known as
Cyberspace, is
virtual in nature
and unbounded
unlike our physical
environment.
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What are the
features of the
Cyber World?
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Virtual Self
● a digital representation of
humans to interact in
virtual world
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Source of
Information
● data that are
available to
anyone as
long as they
have an
internet
connection
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Social
Interaction
● digital
socialization
using chat,
blogs, vlogs,
online games,
etc.
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Tools for Social
Interaction
● Facebook
● Twitter
● Tumblr
● Instagram
● Online games
(Mobile
Legends,
COL, etc.)
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Dangers and
Threats on the
Internet
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Hacking
● stealing and accessing
private information of
organizations such as
government systems,
business systems, etc.
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Identity Theft
● the act of stealing
important
information from
the target user by
accessing online
accounts such as
bank accounts,
etc.
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ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT
Internet
Predators
● individuals
who lure
children or
teenagers to
engage in
sexual acts or
relationships
online
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Cyberbullying
● an online act
of humiliation
and/or threats
that is done
with and by
children and
teenagers
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Malicious Software
● also known as malware,
is created to invade and
destroy computer
systems
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Types of
Malware
● virus
● worms
● trojan
● spyware
● adware
● ransomware
● fileless
malware
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About the dangers and threats you
may encounter in cyberspace, can
you think of any ways to avoid
these threats?

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Stay Safe Online
How can you safeguard your virtual identity?
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Tips to Stay Safe online
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1. Think before you click.
2. Do not share personal
information.
3. Beware of phishing and
scam.

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Tips to Stay Safe online
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4. Keep your device secure.
5. Never share passwords.
6. Never agree to meet
anyone you just met
online.

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Tips to Stay Safe online
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7. Tell your guardian if
something goes wrong
online.
8. Cover your webcam when
not in used.
9. Use a strong password.
10.Make sure to logout your
account in public devices.

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Practice 1
Listed on the next slide are
different dangers and threats
on the Internet. Classify the
following items as: unsuitable
content, crime-related, privacy-
related, or malicious software-
related.
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● gender
discrimination
● hate speech
● trojan horse
● DNSMessenger
● Computer worm
● computer virus
● pornography
● violence on
games
● adware
● unauthorized
access to private
files
● phishing
● distribution of
private photos
● spyware
● identity theft
● ransomware
● unauthorized
location tracking
● pedophiles
● hackers
● adware
● racism

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Unsuitable
Content
Crime-Related
Privacy-
Related
Malicious
Software-
Related

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Practice 2
Study the situations on
the next slide. Choose
two (2) situations and
describe what you would
do in each in order to be
safe.
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ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT
● A stranger added you on Facebook. He claimed that you are schoolmates. Upon checking his
profile, you saw that you knew that person and that he was a year older than you. He then asked
to meet you and added that you should wear a pretty short dress when the two of you meet.
● Your bank emailed you to reset your password as soon as possible because there was a breach
in their system. The email seemed legit but the link was shortened and the email address was
not the name of your bank.
● You got blocked from your bank account. As you talked to the customer support to unblock your
account, the person on the other line asked for your name, account number, and pin to be able
to unblock you on their system.
● One of your classmates was spreading rumors that you had a bad attitude and that you called
her a liar in front of her friends. She even edited your awkward photo to become funny and
shared it on Facebook. People started calling you funny names in school and online since she
posted the photo.
● An advertisement just popped up on your browser saying that you won a flat screen TV, and you
just need to confirm your identity on the link provided to claim the prize.
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Situation Your Response

ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT
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EVALUAT
Answer the following
completely in your own
words:
1. What is the cyber
world?
2. What are the main
features of the cyber
world and how can we
use these features?
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ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT
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EVALUAT
Answer the following
completely in your own
words:
Give three (3) dangers on
the Internet and explain
how each one can harm
you.
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ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND
EVALUAT
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EVALUAT
Answer the following
comprehensively:
How useful is the Internet
in your daily life? Does it
always benefit you?
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Wrap Up
The cyber world allows us to navigate through
a virtual world, interact with other people
through the use of the internet, and retrieve
data from the vast information available
online.
The Internet is very powerful but along with
these advancements, we can encounter risks
such as exposure to unsuitable content,
crime-related dangers, privacy-related
dangers, and malicious software. 41

Wrap Up
Being a generation of technology-dependent
human beings, we need to be more careful on
the internet to avoid risks. We protect
ourselves by simply creating strong passwords,
and by avoiding sharing personal information
with others, especially with strangers.
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