COI Online Safety, Privacy & Digital Citizenship

Question 1

Which federal law protects the privacy of student education records and gives parents the right to access those records?

Accepted Answer

FERPA

Answer

COPPA

Answer

HIPAA

Answer

CIPA

Question 2

Under COPPA, what is the minimum age below which websites must obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children?

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

16

Answer

18

Answer

12

Question 3

Under FERPA, at what age do the privacy rights over a student's education records transfer from parents to the student?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

16

Answer

17

Answer

21

Question 4

What term describes the trail of data that students leave behind when using online platforms, including posts, searches, and interactions?

Accepted Answer

Digital footprint

Answer

Digital divide

Answer

Digital literacy

Answer

Digital citizenship

Question 5

An online instructor receives a suspicious email appearing to be from the school's IT department asking for student login credentials. This is MOST likely an example of which cyber threat?

Accepted Answer

Phishing

Answer

Malware

Answer

Ransomware

Answer

Spyware

Question 6

Which of the following is the BEST practice for creating secure passwords for educational platforms?

Accepted Answer

Using a combination of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols

Answer

Using the student's name and birth year

Answer

Using a simple memorable word

Answer

Reusing the same password across all educational platforms

Question 7

An online instructor discovers that student data may have been compromised in a security breach. What is the FIRST action they should take?

Accepted Answer

Notify the institution's IT department and administration

Answer

Delete all student data immediately

Answer

Change all student passwords without notifying anyone

Answer

Continue teaching and address the issue after class