Evidence Based Posting #3- Monday, May 21st. '07

Evidence Based Posting #3 –Monday, May 21st. ‘07

“5 Mistakes You May Be Making When Choosing Passwords”

You think you have it all figured out and no one can get your information online. Think again!! This article is eye opening. I thought my information was protected from hackers until I read this article. People think that their information is safe with the passwords they have chosen. Nicole Dean the writer of the article “5 Mistakes You May Be Making When Choosing Passwords” lists the top 5 commonly made mistakes individuals make and they are:" Mistake #1: Using the same passwords for all accounts. Deans advises to use different passwords for all the many different accounts you have. Mistake #2: Short passwords: Individuals need to create longer passwords. The longer the better because it becomes harder for hackers to figure it out. Mistake #3: BradPitt, Charlie, Sarah, Princess, Barbie, Gandolf—Did I guess it yet? Never put names of people or family members you know. Mistake #4: Easy to remember English words. Forget making passwords up in English, make some up in German, Spanish, Russian or any other language you speak, and Mistake #5: Numbers are no-no’s. On line hackers can break numbered passwords of maybe your birthdates and anniversaries.”[1]

Nicole Dean suggests that “if all this sounds too hard to remember, then consider using a Password program. Most of the good password programs will not only store your passwords on your computer, but they’ll generate completely random passwords when you need one.” [2] Dean lists three sites that individuals can go too that can help them with keeping their passwords safe and they are: “www.fgroupsoft.com/Traysafe/
www.treepad.com/treepadsafe and http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/.” [3]

Next time you want to create a new password think of this article. These tools that Nicole Dean provides may avoid you from having sleepless nights and wondering if someone online has your information.

[1]
1 Dean, Nicole. 5 Mistakes You Might Be Making When Choosing A Password http://www.networkliquidators.com/article-5-mistakes-you-might-be-making-when-choosing-a-password.asp

[2] ibid
[3] ibid

A Proposal For Internet Training for Teachers at My School

Monday, May, 14th 2007


A PROPOSAL FOR INTERNET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN MY SCHOOL
Written by Ms. Kumari Robert
Date: Monday, May, 07. 2007

• INTERNET TRAINING
  Teachers In Guided and Directed Internet Training
  
• Teachers will Learn How to:
  Compose, Send & Receive an Email.
  Surf the Internet
  Search for great websites that can be used in classroom instruction
  Bookmark favorite sites
  Create a simple webpage
• Emailing
  Free Email Accounts
  Use Search Engines
  Eg. www.yahoo.com, www.google.com
  Type in "Free Email sites"
  GMAIL, HOTMAIL, YAHOO, are a few examples of Email accounts that are free.
• Composing and Sending an Email
  An Email is just like writing a hand
  written letter.
  Post a letter. Mail a letter instantly –Electronically.
• Receiving an Email
  The "You Have Mail" mailbox, informs a
  person that mail has been sent.
• Surfing the Internet is all about Searching for Information
• How to Search for Websites
  Surf the internet
  Use search engines such as
  http://www.google.com
  http://www.ask.com
  http://www.yahoo.com
  http://www.lycos.com
• Searching for Great WebsitesTeachers share websites that they have created, tried, tested, age appropriate and kid friendly.
• Bookmarking Favorite Sites
  Go to the WEB
  Add and Save Sites
• Create a Simple Webpage
  What is a Webpage?
  Where do I look for Samples of Webpages?
  How do I design a simple Webpage?
  How do I host a Webpage?
• Never Heard of a Webpage!!
  It is a Page that has been created and published on the Web by an individual
  It is a Home page
  Millions of People can visit it
  It is made up of text and pictures
  A Webpage can be about anything
  Eg. Dolphins, Mrs. Kays 4th Grade Students
• Samples of Webpages
  Look on the Internet
  Search Engines have many sites about Webpages eg. www.google.com
  Type in "Samples of Webpages."
  FIND & Choose A SIMPLE WEBPAGE
  MODEL a Webpage after the sample
• How are Webpages created?
  Webpages are created using a word processor
  If you can click and paste
  you will have no problem creating one. Use TUTORIALS, COMPOSER and manyother available ONLINE programs.
• How to Host a Webpage
  Use a search engine
  Eg. www.google.com
  Type in "Free Web Hosting"
  Look for sites that offer Free Web Hosting.
  FIND ONE, SIGN ON and PUBLISH it.
• A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL
  A Successful Proposal for Internet Training is Accomplished when Teachers are:
  Sharing information through emails
  No longer intimidated by the Internet
  Actively learning and open
  Creating a simple Webpage
  Surfing the Internet
  and Bookmarking Webpages
• Internet Citations
  URL:(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx)
  URL:(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=webpages)
  URL:(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+web+hosting+sites&btnG=Search)
  URL:(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+emailing+sites&btnG=Google+Search)