What’s my password again?!

5th Grade Technology

Arthur Agron-Ali] [P.S. 150Q

Introduction

Nowadays we have access to incredible resources at the tips of our fingers. Videos, audio books, interactive learning games, project creation tools, and targeted personalized instruction are just some of the many resources we can access to help ourselves grow as learners. The challenge we have is remembering all of these passwords. Forgetting them leads to lost instructional time in the classroom, possible missed/late assignments, and frustrated teachers, parents, and students.

Task

Your Technology Task force has been given the mission to try and find solutions so that students can remember all of their passwords when it comes to login time. Using this WebQuest as a guide, you will research what people do to remember their passwords, and then analyze the strengths and weaknesses of those methods. You will need to keep in mind that these methods must be appropriate for students like yourself and take into consideration challenges students may have with some of these methods. Your presentation should include methods you came across in your research along with your analysis for each one. By the end of the presentation, you should have stated your recommendation along with your reasoning for it. You will have 3 class periods to complete the assignment.

Processes/Resources

Using the PPA Process, you will follow the six steps to solving the problem of remembering passwords. The six steps of the PPA Process are:

● Define the problem

● Gather the evidence

● Identify the cause

● Evaluate the existing policy

● Develop a solution

● Select the best solution

Period 1: Why do people have such a hard time remembering passwords?

With your group, analyze the resources below. Find 2 reasons it's important to have a strong password and 2 reasons people often forget them. Record them in the Google Form.

Password Usage and Human Memory Limits

https://bitwarden.com/resources/2023-password-decisions-survey-results/

Period 2: What do people currently do to try and remember passwords?

With your group, analyze the resources below. Describe 3 ways people try to remember passwords and what challenges a student might have implementing these strategies. Record them in the Google Form.

Tips to Remember your password

Password Algorithms

World Password Day Survey 2021 Public

Period 3: What strategy do you feel is most effective for students to help them remember their passwords?

With your group, use the data you have collected to create a presentation in Google Slides. Here you should present 3 strategies people use to remember passwords and ultimately select which method you believe is best for students. Cite included research when appropriate. Be sure to include the Feasibility vs Accountability Chart to justify your choice.

Evaluation

WebQuest Rubric

Task	4	3	2	1
Group Work	Highly engaged in active/respectful dialogue. Supported others with detailed feedback	Moderately engaged in active/respectful dialogue. Supported others with feedback	Sometimes engaged in dialogue. May not have given any feedback or interacted in a respectful manner	Did not engage in discussions with the group. Created distractions for others.
Research Documentation	Answered all questions. Provided detailed answers rooted from the articles.	Answered most questions. Provided detailed answers rooted from the articles.	Answered half the questions. Answers had little or no detail.	Most or all questions unanswered.
Slideshow	Contains all required content: (3 strategies, Final choice justification, Accountability/ Feasibility Chart) Content is well organized.	Contains most content. Content is somewhat organized.	Contains some content. There is some or little organization.	Significant content is missing and is not organized in any discernible manner.

Conclusion

In this WebQuest, you’ve learned about the challenges students face with having to remember so many different passwords. As a follow up, consider the impact of poor password management within a job setting.

Standards

ELA Standards

5W1a: Introduce a precise claim and organize the reasons and evidence logically. 5W1b: Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details from various sources.

CS Standards

4-6.CY.1 Explain why different types of information might need to be protected. 4-6.CY.2 Describe common safeguards for protecting personal information.