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Know and Use Your Settings Instructional VideoKnow and Use Your Settings Instructional Video
Publisher
Google
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
21 Century Skills
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:13
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Know and Use Your Settings

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How many people can see your social media profile? If you haven't adjusted your privacy settings, it could be more people than you think. Help young pupils keep their information safe with a Google video that emphasizes the importance of online privacy.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

internet safety, online communication, Digital Citizenship, privacy, Social Media

Additional Tags

classroom support

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a short warm-up before quizzing learners on their own privacy settings
  • Model the ways to shore up privacy on various popular social media platforms
  • Ask class members to identify the ways someone knowing the personal information could harm them

Classroom Considerations

  • Best used as an introduction to a more thorough discussion on Internet safety and privacy settings
  • The third part of a five-video unit on digital citizenship
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Encourages learners to value privacy online
  • Engaging animation makes the short video fun to watch

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2

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