Created by
Cristina L. Suing
TOPIC: WiFi: How Safe is that “Free” Public WiFi?
GRADE LEVELS: 6-8 Grade
LESSON DURATION: 90 MINUTES
SOFT SKILLS: Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving
Learning Outcome: Students will present the basic safety issues of public WiFi.
- Students will determine the safety of different WiFi settings through a small group exercise.
Objective:
Given the reading materials, guided questions, video web and graphic organizer, 75% of the middle school students will be able to:
- Identify the definition of WiFi security and how it impacts their valuable information
- Analyze the security issues involving the WiFi security and its impact to the people
- Create a campaign poster for people awareness of the danger of using public WiFi with 100% success.
Standards of Learning:
SOL 6.8 Planets and the solar system
SOL P.S. 11 Electricity
Materials:
Explanation sheet with basic information
- Scenarios for group work/analysis
- FTC OnGuard Online: Video for review of information (Public WiFi networks)
Computer lab.
Art materials : colored pencils, markers, crayons
Activities:
- Whole group instructions:
The students will be given a copy of the reading materials the will be doing a silent reading for 10 minutes. The interactive discussion will follow.
- Reading analysis about basic information on WiFi Security
What is WiFi?
Wireless connectivity, often known as WiFi, is the technology that allows a PC, laptop, mobile phone, or tablet device to connect at high speed to the internet without the need for a physical wired connection. WiFi (pronounced “Why-Fy”) is a term that was coined by a branding company in 1999 as a name which would be easily recalled, due to its similarity to the then well-known term “hi-fi”.
The technology uses radio signals to transmit information between your WiFi enabled devices and the internet, allowing the device to receive information from the web in the same way that a radio or mobile phone receives sound.
Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks. The most common types of wireless security are Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA). WEP is a notoriously weak security standard.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0038-onguardonline
Which type of security is best for WiFi?
Setting up WEP, WPA or WPA2 wireless security
Security |
Rank |
| WEP Wired Equivalent Protocol | Basic |
| WPA Personal WiFi Protected Access® Personal | Strong |
| WPA2 Personal WiFi Protected Access® 2 Personal | Strongest |
| WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode | WPA2: Strongest WPA: Strong |
Resources:
https://3g.co.uk/guides/what-is-WiFi-explained-in-simple-terms
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7936435/7942803/07943094.pdf
- Answering the guided questions based on the reading materials presented to the students:
Discussion Question: How safe is public Wi Fi?
Go to the web to support your answer
https://lifehacker.com/top-10-ways-to-stay-safe-on-pub