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Flash-n-Flush: Think before you scan

A restroom-stall one-pager for all school staff (fall sports and events). QR codes are everywhere in September: game-day parking, spirit-wear orders, staff lunch sign-ups. Three tips — Peek at the link before you open it; Feel for stickers; Never sign in from a QR code — a spot-the-scam QR flyer with 5 red flags and the answer printed upside down, a sourced fun fact, a 60-second action and a QR code to a free two-minute lesson.

Time to use
90-second read
Audience
All staff
Language
English
Formats
PDF
First page preview of Flash-n-Flush: Think before you scan

What's inside

  • Headline story: Think before you scan
  • Three quick tips: Peek at the link before you open it; Feel for stickers; Never sign in from a QR code
  • Spot-the-scam QR flyer puzzle (5 red flags) with the answer upside down
  • Fun fact: The FTC has warned that scammers cover the real QR codes on parking meters with QR codes of their own, sending drivers to look-alike payment pages that steal their information.
  • 60-second action, who-to-tell plate and QR code to a two-minute lesson
  • Colour and black-and-white editions

Files

Downloadable files
FileFormatLanguageSizeDownload
Colour one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish134 KBDownload Colour one-pager, Letter PDF (English)
Black-and-white one-pager, Letter PDF (English)PDFEnglish127 KBDownload Black-and-white one-pager, Letter PDF (English)

How to use and print

Print on Letter paper at 100% (no 'fit to page'). The colour edition prints well on office colour printers; the B/W edition is toner-friendly for copiers. Laminate or slide into a stall-door sleeve; swap monthly.

Participating districts download the same files co-branded with their own name and logo, and the QR codes count scans for their campaign reports.

Supports these rubric areas

  • Awareness & Training
  • Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control
  • NIST CSF PR.AT
  • NIST CSF PR.AA

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Flash-n-Flush one-pager · Students

Free and urgent? That's bait.

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  • 90-second read
  • Grades 6-12
  • English · Español
  • PDF

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  • 15-minute course
  • English
  • Online course (sign in)

Sources