"If you’re like us, the term “social engineering” may not have entered your tool kit for teaching digital citizenship. According to Wikipedia, it is the psychological manipulation to get people to divulge confidential information by building a sense of trust. In the current digital environment, it is used for the purpose of gathering information or access to data via the Internet."
Via Beth Dichter
When you think about teaching digital citizenship does the concept of teaching 'social engineering' come up as a topic to discuss? This post suggests that you look at this as a portion of your curriculum. Along with the infographic Hacking the Mind (shown above) there is also an embedded motion graphic, Social Engineering. With students being very active in social media it is important that they also understand social engineering, and these two resources are great tools to bring into your classroom to help them gain that understanding.
This ties in with cyberbullying when you consider the power of social media and how social engineering gives both those with good intentions and those whose purposes are not as golden a platform for control. Read and share!