For educators looking for practical entry points, the series, developed with funding from the Government of Canada, offers a useful way to open conversations that are increasingly part of students’ everyday lives.
(Teaching in French? See the Ma sécurité en ligne series!)
Passwords, phishing attempts, artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes, misinformation, privacy settings: these are no longer topics reserved for technology specialists. They shape how students learn, communicate, search for information and build their digital identity.
Engaged Learning’s My Online Safety resources respond to that reality with an accessible approach: helping educators teach cybersecurity and help students build safer and more critical digital habits through concrete scenarios and ready-to-use activities. One interactive quiz, for example, invites students to answer five everyday online safety scenarios and practise safer digital habits.
The goal is not to turn every teacher into a cybersecurity expert. Rather, it is to support conversations that help students recognize risks, pause before clicking, question what they see online and understand how their choices affect their safety and that of others.
This series aligns with Engaged Learning’s broader work on digital literacy. In 2024, École branchée and Engaged Learning offered bilingual workshops to the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) on topics including AI, screen time and cybersecurity. The workshops emphasized small, manageable steps, such as introducing short discussions or activities, so educators can integrate digital citizenship without overloading their curriculum.
Cybersecurity education is also about student autonomy. When learners understand how data privacy, online behaviour and digital traces work, they are better equipped to take part in connected learning environments.
Engaged Learning’s whole Navigating Cybersecurity in Education issue (still available for purchase and included with subscription) already made the case that while educators may not naturally place cybersecurity at the top of their priorities, the growing role of technology in learning, mental health, biometrics and school systems makes it a topic students need help understanding.
For schools, this can become a shared culture rather than a one-time lesson: modelling safe practices, discussing online dilemmas, questioning AI-generated content and encouraging students to develop reflexes they can use beyond the classroom.
A collection of Engaged Learning resources designed to help teach cybersecurity and online safety in schools.
Teachers, pedagogical consultants and school leaders who want practical ways to address digital citizenship, AI, misinformation and safe online habits.
No. The resources are designed to support accessible classroom conversations and activities.
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