Technical Tuesday
Techie Tuesday offers a variety of resources and lessons for educators and learners of all ages.
Today’s theme, Technical Tuesday, explores the exciting and essential fields of cybersecurity, cryptography, and data encryption, providing valuable insights into how these technologies shape our digital world and how we can teach them to inspire the next generation of tech innovators.
Keep viewing to learn more about:
- Cryptography
- Encryption
- Cybersecurity
Daily Webinar
Today's Webinar
Technical Tuesday
Today, experience Cybersecurity through the lens of encrypting message with cryptography and ciphers with facilitator Thea Clark!
SOL Strand Spotlight
Today's highlighted SOL Strand
Cybersecurity
CodeVA's pocket guides are a quick and easy way to see how an entire CS strand progresses across grades K-8. Each day of the CS Summit we will be highlighting a different strand that aligns with the daily themes.
Featured Curriculum Resources, Lessons, and Activities
Cryptography Lessons US History I
Explore how early Americans secured information and shared encoded messages.
Image Compression
Students will compress and encrypt digital images by reducing resolution, designing a reversible encryption protocol, and documenting each step for reproducibility.
Cryptography Lessons US History II
Lessons to teach how America secured information during World Wars I and II.
Whose Desk Is It?
Students analyze data about a historical figure and use their findings to design a desk representing the figure.
Short Form Tutorials and Educational Clips
CS In Other Fields
Computer science is everywhere and in almost every job field
Tots with Bots
Explore how robots can be used with our youngest learners!
How Tech has Changed Teaching over the Years
Compared to our own student days, technology has rapidly changed teaching!
Debunking Myths
Computer science is often misrepresented in education, explore some of the myths about CS integration.
Special Daily Content
Additional Resources
Technical Tuesday
- Cyber.org Pringles Enigma Machine - a hands-on activity where students build a functional cipher device using a Pringles can to simulate the encryption and decryption process of the historic Enigma machine.
- CyberPatriot - Student competitions around cybersecurity
- Hour of Code Simple Encryption - an activity that teaches students how encryption works by having them encode and decode secret messages using ciphers and algorithms, emphasizing the importance of secure communication.