As part of our Digital Life unit, we talk a lot about passwords. One of their activities is to imagine they have been hired by us teachers, who are too lazy to create strong passwords, and they have to to come up with a memorable, yet secure, password for each of us. They have to use what they know about us as teachers, or as people outside of school.
They then test out their passwords with this great site: How Secure is My Password? The site really gets them thinking about the role of numbers and characters in password creation. The prompt engages them in a fun way that then leads us to reflect back on their own use of passwords in their digital lives.
I had my students write their recommendation for me down on a sticky note and put it on a whiteboard. Here are a few of my favorites:
- harrisburdickwriter
- HedgeHog41
- E&Lart2
- Doyourlunchcount
- Sax-o-phone
- RRGiants50
- Books$1234book$
Peace (in the word),
Kevin