To Share or Not To Share?
Grades 6-8
Jennifer Romeo
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever wondered. ”Hmmm…should I share this?” You are not alone. Many middle school students have trouble deciphering between private and personal information. They also struggle with what and when it is okay to share. For example, you should not share your home address with someone in a chat room in a video game but you may share it with a GameStop employee if you are placing an order for delivery.
TASK
In this WebQuest, you are going to figure out what is personal information, what is private, and what is public. You will work through tasks that will help you determine what information is okay to share and what you should keep private or only share with a trusted adult, like a parent.
This WebQuest should take 5-6 class periods. You will learn what differentiates private and personal information by exploring different resources and games from Common Sense Media. Feel free to conduct some research on your own using the internet. Make sure you are using credible sources. Refer to this handout to evaluate your sources.
The students will work individually at the beginning of the project and eventually create a culminating poster or slideshow in a small group or individually if they chose.
PROCESS/RESOURCES
Introduction to Lesson
Task 1: Whole Group/Individual
2. Students will play Share Jumpers to decipher between private and personal information.
3. Come back together as a group and create a Venn Diagram of private and personal information to demonstrate understanding.
Task 2:
Warm Up: Sort the items on the Jamboard into the two groups-private vs personal information. The group will share out as a whole on the Jamboard that is projected on the Promethean Board as a quick check.
Digital Compass-Anywhere-Individual Activity
Complete the “H” module and think about the situation that Miko finds herself in. Complete the story and the games to help Miko learn her lesson.
Answer the exit slip that is posted in Google Classroom.
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H-Sticky Situation ● Miko finds herself in a sticky situation after signing up for the newest app that everyone is obsessing over. Out of the skate park, she experiences twists and turns as she stumbles over how to protect her privacy. How can you help her protect her online identity? ● Minigame Goal-Guide Miko to skate to the left or right to choose the stronger password choice. Exit Ticket: What was Miko’s problem in this module? What advice would you give her? |
Task 3: Culminating Activity Small Group/Individual
You are going to be a creative designer today. You can work in a small group (no more than 3) or you can work independently. Your task is to create either a digital poster in Canva or a presentation in Google Slides that promotes making smart choices when sharing information online. You can explain what private vs personal information is and provide tips to staying safe. Feel free to have fun with it and show off your creativity and technology skills!
Explain that they will make a plan before they start using the PPA protocol.
Examples:
EVALUATION
CONCLUSION
In this WebQuest, you had the opportunity to learn about what information is okay to share and what you should keep private. Try to apply this in your online and real world life, especially on social media and in the video game realm. Oversharing can have real consequences that last for a long time. It is very hard to take back that information once it is out there–it is like your digital footprint. Just like you should stop and think before posting, stop and think before sharing information.
STANDARDS
Technology Standards
ISTE 1.2 Digital Citizen
Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of
living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model digital citizenship in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
1.2.d Digital Privacy
Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security, and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.
Writing Anchor Standards (Middle School)
Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Standard 7: Gather relevant information from multiple sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information in writing while avoiding plagiarism.