Lesson: Privacy Pirates
In this lesson, students are introduced to the concept of online privacy and teaches them to distinguish between information that is appropriate to give out and information better kept private – and to recognize how this may change in different contexts..
Grade range: 1-3
Teacher Material: https://pressbooks.pub/buildingblocks/chapter/what-do-different-people-online-know-about-you/
Student Material: https://pressbooks.pub/buildingblocks/chapter/privacy-pirates/
Time Frame
| One class period (45-60 minutes) | Two or three class periods (90-120 minutes) | Extended Unit |
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What Do Different People Know About You? Privacy Pirates
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What Do Different People Know About You? Privacy Pirates Digital Footprints Getting Help
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What Do Different People Know About You?
Privacy Pirates Digital Footprints Getting Help Wacky Media Songs: Check Before You Post! |
Preparation:
- Make sure that students are able to access the interactive activities.
- A printable version of this lesson is available at https://mediasmarts.ca/game/privacy-pirates-interactive-unit-online-privacy-ages-7-9.
Learning Outcomes
Big ideas/key concepts: Students will understand that…
Digital media are shareable and persistent
- What we do online creates a “digital footprint” that can follow us for a long time
Digital media have unexpected audiences
- What we do online may be seen and recorded by people we don’t know about
Key questions:
- What are the privacy risks of common online activities?
- What can we do to manage privacy risks?
- When should we seek help from a trusted adult?
Essential knowledge: Students will know…
- Privacy and security: What informaiton is personally identifiable, how privacy policies work
- Consumer awareness: Why companies collect personal information
- Key vocabulary: Digital footprint, mentor
Performance tasks: Students will be able to…
- Understand: Identify privacy risks and steps to manage and mitigate them
- Engage: Identify steps they can take to keep themselves and their data safe
Curriculum Connections
Strand A: Literacy Connections and Applications
A2. Digital Media Literacy
A2.1 Digital Citizenship
demonstrate an understanding of their rights and responsibilities when interacting online with appropriate permission, and make decisions that contribute positively to the development of their digital identity and those of their communities
A2.2 Online Safety, Well-Being, and Etiquette
demonstrate an understanding of how to navigate online environments safely, manage their privacy, and interact in a way that supports their well-being and that of others, including seeking appropriate permission
A3. Applications, Connections and Contributions
A3.1 Cross-Curricular and Integrated Learning
apply the knowledge and skills developed in this grade to support learning in various subject areas and identify some ways this learning can be used in everyday life
Strand C: Composition (Understanding and Responding to Texts)
C1 Knowledge About Texts
C1.1 Using Foundational Knowledge and Skills to Comprehend Texts
Grade 1: read and comprehend short, simple texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
Grade 2: read and comprehend short texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
Grade 3: read and comprehend various texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background
C1.3 Text Patterns and Features
Grade 1: identify some text patterns, such as sequencing and chronological order, and text features, including illustrations, symbols, and titles, associated with various text forms, and explain how they help readers, listeners, and viewers understand the meaning
Grade 2: identify some text patterns, such as chronological order and journal entry, and text features, including table of contents, charts, and icons, associated with various text forms, and explain how they help readers, listeners, and viewers understand the meaning
Grade 3: identify some text patterns, such as order of importance and cause and effect, and text features, such as headings and an index, associated with various text forms, and explain how they help readers, listeners, and viewers understand the meaning
C2 Comprehension Strategies
C2.7 Reflecting on Learning
Grade 1: identify strategies, such as activating prior knowledge and visualizing, that have helped them comprehend texts
Grade 2: identify strategies, such as rereading, visualizing, and asking questions, that have helped them comprehend various texts
Grade 3: describe how strategies, such as visualizing, making predictions, and connecting to their experiences, have helped them comprehend various texts
C3 Critical Thinking in Literacy
C3.2 Making Inferences
Grade 1: make simple inferences, using stated and implied information and ideas, to understand simple texts
Grade 2: make simple inferences using stated and implied information and ideas to understand simple texts
Grade 3: make inferences using stated and implied information and ideas to understand texts
A record of what we have done online. Like a real footprint, we leave them wherever we go.
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