Grade 6
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LESSON

Be Aware of What You Share

How can you protect your privacy when setting up an account?

What are we giving away when we sign up for an account? Help students recognize what personal information should and shouldn't be shared online, understand how apps and websites track user activity, and develop strategies for protecting their privacy online.

Objectives

  • Understand privacy risks when creating online accounts
  • Identify strategies for protecting their privacy when signing up for accounts

Vocabulary

Privacy · Cookies · Privacy Policy
Privacy the right to control your personal information, including what's collected and shared about you online
Cookies small files stored on a device that keep track of what a person does on an app or website
Privacy Policy a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes what user information they collect and how they use it
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A horizontal phone screen with four icons and text. The text says "Share?" and the icons are a thumbs up, two hearts, and a popcorn bucket.
Time
20 mins.

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