Analyzing App Privacy Policies

$5.00

Are you concerned about how students mindlessly share their personal information within applications and webtools? Teach them how to carefully read privacy policies of the games and apps they want to use so they can be informed digital consumers

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Description

Students are used to adults deciding which apps and web tools they should use. Many either have apps pre-downloaded on personal devices, predetermined webtools they can use on school devices, or they think that if they ask for it they will get it. This is called mindless consumption.

Deliberately teach students how app privacy policies are written, the information that is collected, and how it is used. Knowing how to read privacy policies empowers students to be informed consumers. They will make critical decisions about what to buy and why they think it’s worth buying. 

Informed digital citizens know the tools they are using, how to find and access privacy policies, understand what information is collected and why, and if it is shared with others. Teaching students how to read app privacy policies prepares them for the real world. They gain skills that can be used in digital and analog situations.

→ Download the Privacy Preview to see what’s included. You’ll also get an activity that helps students to start thinking about the type of information they’re willing to share. Plus…a copy of the User’s Rights poster.

→ This resource includes links to digital resources. Click the links to get your own copies. 

YOU’LL LOVE HOW ENGAGED STUDENTS WILL BE WITH THESE ACTIVITIES! THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE APPS THEY’LL BE RESEARCHING. 

Included

AFTER downloading this resource you’ll get:

3 standards – based lessons that outline how to teach students what a privacy policy is, how to read one, and analyze them to make download decisions. Standards are listed below.

3 different games that get kids thinking about their informational privacy.

Recording sheets that help students identify information shared in a privacy policy.

Printable choice boards that allow students to scan a QR Code to access different privacy policies. 

User’s Rights poster that outlines questions to ask and information to look for when reading a privacy policy.

🖥️Slideshow for you to facilitate learning. The slideshow is editable and guides each lesson.

🖥️3 Slideshows that are digital choice boards for students to interact with the content and / or record their thinking. 

Standards

This activity addresses the following standards:

AASL:

  • Continually seeking knowledge. 

CCSS:

  • Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
  • Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

ALSO ADDRESSES ISTE STANDARDS

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ALL YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL LIBRARY NEEDS

AUGUST 6-7