Stir in troubled waters: critical thinking skills to train on spam and phishing

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Published: Jan 1, 2008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/329
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critical skills, spam, phishing, Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL),

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Manuela Delfino
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Genova

Abstract

Description of an activity 'carried on in a school to raise children in the presence and nature of messages "spam" in the mail. Teaching experience described the issue of spam has been an opportunity to promote students' skills of analysis and observation.

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2008): TD45 - Argomenti vari
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Articles - Special Issue

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