New tech, like location services and smart devices, helps make our lives easier and opens opportunities that didn't exist before. But these innovations also come with a cost -- especially to our privacy. Help students consider the benefits and drawbacks of these new technologies -- and decide whether they're ultimately worth it.
Students will be able to:
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Identify important benefits and privacy risks that new technologies present.
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Decide whether or not the benefits of new technologies outweigh their privacy risks.
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Create a compelling video that argues for or against using a new technology.
Lesson Snapshot
Estimated time: 50 mins.
Consider:
The Privacy Line
15 mins.
Explore:
Check the Tech
20 mins.
Create:
Smarter Home?
15 mins.
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