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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To describe the importance of managing privacy settings for apps and online platforms
HEALTH ED STANDARD
NHES 7: Students will demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others
CASEL Competency: Self-management
KEY VOCAB
daunting, unnerving, capabilities, opt, enabled, default, conspiracy, geolocation
Lesson Plan: Is Your Computer Spying on You?
Two Choices interns went on the hunt to uncover the truth about online privacy. What they dug up might surprise you.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How much of my personal information can be found online, and how can I protect myself and my data?
CLOSE-READING QUESTIONS
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CRITICAL-THINKING QUESTIONS
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
NHES 8
CASEL Competency: Responsible decision-making
Students are using smartphones from a young age, and they might not be aware of the right settings to have in place. In this activity, students will prepare an instructional screencast video teaching younger peers how to MANAGE THAT DATA and keep themselves safe.
DIGGING DEEPER
NHES 5
CASEL Competencies: Social awareness, responsible decision-making
Exactly WHERE DOES THAT DATA GO? In this activity, students will analyze the latest information about data and marketing to find out just how much of their information is used. After compiling their research, they’ll prepare a short presentation for the class.
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