Privacy and Security Assignment (Reading)

Type of Activity

Read about and discuss various privacy and security articles, resulting in final assignment production

Outcomes    

1. Understand various attributes of digital privacy, including scams, passwords, privacy, and user agreements
2. Produce a Smore assignment that addresses each of this attributes learned through reading and class discussion

Materials/Supplies

Chromebooks, internet access, access to various articles and a Smore Account

Activity

• Throughout the course of the unit, the instructor will discuss privacy and security topics.  For this lesson, the students will have their choice of reading two of four possible articles:
  • Article: 7 Surprising Things Lurking in Online ‘Terms of Service’ Agreements’
  • Article: 6 Terrifying User Agreements You’ve Probably Accepted
  • Article: Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You’ll Actually Remember
  • Article: How to Create a Strong Password and Remember It 
• After students read two articles, they will be put into two discussion groups to review and discuss what they read.
• In addition to this reading and additional activities, students will eventually work on a Final SMORE Project Assignment. 
• Questions to answer. 

1. Why is it important to create strong password for your online accounts?
2. What are things to look for in online scams or phishing?
3. What are the things we should be looking for in online user agreements and Privacy agreements?

• Students will put together a Smore based on the questions above.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated using a rubric that addresses each of the main questions.