UK Lesson Plan
Debating the Privacy Line (UK)
Should the government have access to all your social media and smartphone data?
Age
17–18Time
55 mins.
Objectives:
Identify the pros and cons of schools having access to learners' social media.
Describe the concerns related to government access to social media and smartphone data, including those related to free speech and privacy.
Choose a position for or against government access to social media and smartphone data, and support that position with reasons and examples.
Vocabulary Show definitions
surveillance ·
Article 8
surveillance – closely watching or keeping track of a person or people
Article 8 –
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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
55 mins.
Consider: Media Monitor
20 mins.Explore: Safety vs. Privacy
20 mins.Create: Take a Side
15 mins.
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Lesson last updated: January 2021
© Common Sense Media. Lessons are shareable with attribution for noncommercial use only. No remixing permitted. View detailed license information at creativecommons.org.
Lesson last updated: January 2021