Extensions

In this extension, you will design a poster to teach others how to create secure passwords and keep them safe.

Your poster can be displayed in your classroom, in the library, by your desk at home, or any place where people are likely to see it when they need to create a new password.

To create your poster, you will: Add text boxes and Word Art, Add a background color, Insert an image, And print your poster.

This extension uses Google Drawings, but you could apply these skills and concepts in any digital art application or even on a piece of paper.

To begin, open Google Drive.

Then, create a new drawing and rename it.

Next, customize the page setup.

Change the layout to “eight point five” by “eleven” inches.

When you print your poster, it will fit on a standard sized piece of paper.

Insert Word Art, and add a title.

Then change the font and fill color.

And move the title where you want it to be on your poster.

Now, reflect on what you learned in this lesson to come up with the first tip.

Add a text box, and type your tip.

Continue adding secure-password tips until you have at least five.

Then, change the font and font size.

Next, change the background color of your poster.

If necessary, adjust your font colors to make your tips stand out.

Then, find an image that illustrates your secure-password tips, and add it to your poster.

Search for the image and make sure you have the right to use the image.

Add the image to your poster.

Reposition and resize the image.

Once you have finished designing your poster and your teacher has given permission for you to display it, print it out.

Hang it somewhere where others will see it so that they can learn how to create secure passwords and keep them safe.

Now, it’s your turn: Create a new drawing in Google Drawings, Add a title with word art, Add a text box with at least five tips, Search for and insert an image, Reposition and format your elements, And print your poster.

In this extension, you will use the secure password-creation techniques you learned in the main lesson to create a new password for your Google account.

To begin, go to your Google account page.

Find your personal information.

And select “Password.” Enter your current password.

Previously, you learned that: Passwords should be based on something that is memorable to you, but difficult for someone else to guess at least eight characters long And a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

For your new Google account password, you could use: the author or title of a favorite book, a song or song lyric, a movie or actor you like, or a phrase that is meaningful to you.

Once you know what you want your new password to be, begin typing it in.

As you type, you will see the strength level of the password.

The levels are “weak,” “fair,” or “strong.” The best passwords are “strong.” Once you’ve chosen your password, retype it on the next line.

Both passwords must match.

Then, click “change password.” Now it’s your turn: Go to your Google account page, Click on “personal info” and “password,” And create a new, secure password.

In this extension, you will add a recurring event to your Google Calendar.

A recurring event is something that happens repeatedly.

In this case -- it will remind you to change your password every three months.

Many accounts, files, and devices require you to change your password every few weeks or months.

However, some do not.

Changing your password regularly makes a hacker less likely to be able to: Continue accessing your accounts, files, or devices, if they have “already” guessed your password, access your accounts, files, and devices with an old password, and guess your password using an attack called “keystroke logging.” This is when a hacker uses surveillance technology to record the keys you type when you enter your password.

To begin, go to Google dot com, and select “Calendar” from the apps menu.

If necessary, change the calendar view to “month.” Now, add an event to your calendar.

If you just changed your passwords after learning the secure-password-creation techniques in this lesson, choose a date three months from now.

If you have not changed them recently, select a date in the near future.

Type a title for your event.

This is how it will show up in your calendar, so use a descriptive name.

Schedule your event for a time of day that will be convenient for you to create and update your passwords.

Add an email notification one day before the event to help you remember.

Make the event recur every three months.

If you don’t set an end date for a recurring event, it will continue forever in your calendar.

Now, it’s your turn: Change the calendar view to “month,” Add an event to your calendar to remind you to change your passwords, And choose to have it recur every three months.