Lesson

Debating the Privacy Line

Should the government have access to all your social media and cellphone data?

Grade

12

Time

55 mins.

Objectives

  • Identify the pros and cons of schools having access to students' social media.
  • Describe the concerns related to government access to social media and cellphone data, including those related to free speech and privacy.
  • Choose a position for or against government access to social media and cellphone data, and support that position with reasons and examples.

Vocabulary

Fourth Amendment to The Constitution . surveillance
Fourth Amendment to The Constitution a law that protects people from unreasonable searches
surveillance closely watching or keeping track of a person or people
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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Lesson Plan

55 mins.