Dear Colleagues,

As technology continues to evolve, school communities need to pay greater attention to areas such as cybersecurity, privacy, digital citizenship, online safety, and responsible AI use. Phishing attacks in particular are becoming more sophisticated making cyber awareness and safe digital habits more important than ever.

K-12 Cyber Awareness Month (CAM) 2026 is now live and provides a comprehensive collection of free resources designed to help school communities promote safer, healthier, and more responsible digital habits.

This year's campaign is built around the theme: Think Safe. Share Safe. Stay Safe Together.

Resources are organized into four themes:

• Digital Me – Secure Habits Matter

• Digital Us – Respect & Protect Others

• Digital Families – Healthy Digital Habits

• Digital Minds – Smart & Responsible AI Use

The campaign website includes a broad range of theme-based content, turnkey resources, short educational videos, infographics, posters, family conversation starters, downloadable resources, and support and reporting resources.

Topics include phishing and scams, password security, online gaming, social media, cyberbullying, online grooming, screen time and balance, healthy digital boundaries, AI literacy, AI fact-checking, responsible technology use, and many others.

Organizations are encouraged to review the materials and consider sharing them through newsletters, websites, social media channels, events, professional networks, and member communications. School boards may also use the resources to support staff awareness, family engagement, student conversations, and broader cyber awareness initiatives.

Download the Campaign Primer

Learn more at: www.k-12cyberawareon.ca

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Together, we can help students, families, educators, and school communities build the knowledge, confidence, and habits needed to navigate today's digital world safely and responsibly.