Learning objective
Personal Information
Personal Information & Privacy
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Understanding what personally identifiable information (PII) is, how to safeguard private details online, manage digital identity using avatars, and analyze data collection and privacy settings.
My Secret Info
Distinguish between private personally identifiable information (PII) and public safe details.
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Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is any detail that can be used to locate, contact, or identify you in real life. This includes your full name, home address, phone number, school name, and date of birth. Safe public details include your favorite color, favorite animal, or favorite food. Always keep PII private!
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Sort Private vs Public Cards
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Foundation
Can state that some information is private and should not be shared with strangers.
Developing
Categorizes examples like full name and home address as private PII, and favorite color as safe public info.
Secure (Goal)
Explains why sharing PII online can pose safety risks and consistently keeps personal details private.
Mastery
Teaches peers how to identify subtle PII details (like uniform logos or birthdates) in digital content.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for My Secret Info includes:
- Core Deliverable: Sort Private vs Public Cards
- Target Quality: Explains why sharing PII online can pose safety risks and consistently keeps personal details private.
- Excellence & Polish: Teaches peers how to identify subtle PII details (like uniform logos or birthdates) in digital content.
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Routine: See-Think-Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Can state that some information is private and should not be shared with strangers.
- Developing: Categorizes examples like full name and home address as private PII, and favorite color as safe public info.
- Secure: Explains why sharing PII online can pose safety risks and consistently keeps personal details private.
- Mastering: Teaches peers how to identify subtle PII details (like uniform logos or birthdates) in digital content.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.1 — Distinguish between private personally identifiable information (PII) and public safe details.
PYP: Form · Protecting private personal information keeps individuals safe in digital and physical communities.
Learner profile: Inquirer
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Level 2: Digital Mask
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Digital Mask
Create anonymous screen names and visual avatars to protect real identity online.
Learning objective
Students will design anonymous screen names and illustrated avatars that express personality without revealing legal names or real personal photos.
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When playing games or using school apps, you do not need to use your real face photo or full legal name. An avatar is an illustrated character that represents you. A safe screen name combines fun words (like "CosmicRunner99") without including your real name, birth year, or location.
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Build an Anonymous Avatar & Handle
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🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Understands that a screen name is a nickname used in online games and apps.
Developing
Creates a screen name that does not include their real full name or age.
Secure (Goal)
Designs an anonymous screen name and avatar, explaining how they protect personal privacy.
Mastery
Evaluates screen names for hidden privacy leaks (e.g., combining birth year and real first name).
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Digital Mask includes:
- Core Deliverable: Build an Anonymous Avatar & Handle
- Target Quality: Designs an anonymous screen name and avatar, explaining how they protect personal privacy.
- Excellence & Polish: Evaluates screen names for hidden privacy leaks (e.g., combining birth year and real first name).
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Routine: Think-Pair-Share
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Understands that a screen name is a nickname used in online games and apps.
- Developing: Creates a screen name that does not include their real full name or age.
- Secure: Designs an anonymous screen name and avatar, explaining how they protect personal privacy.
- Mastering: Evaluates screen names for hidden privacy leaks (e.g., combining birth year and real first name).
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.2 — Create anonymous screen names and visual avatars to protect real identity online.
PYP: Function · Avatars and usernames allow self-expression while maintaining privacy and protecting personal identity.
Learner profile: Communicator
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Level 3: Sharing Check
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Sharing Check
Identify required form fields and seek trusted adult permission before submitting data.
Learning objective
Students will evaluate digital signup forms, distinguish mandatory from optional fields, and recognize when trusted adult permission is required.
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Websites use digital forms to collect information. Mandatory fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be filled to use a service, while optional fields can be left blank. Before typing any PII or submitting any form online, always perform a Sharing Check with a trusted adult!
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Audit a Signup Form
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🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognizes that filling in online boxes sends information to a website.
Developing
Identifies asterisk (*) symbols as mandatory form fields.
Secure (Goal)
Evaluates whether a form is asking for unnecessary PII and asks a trusted adult before submitting.
Mastery
Explains why websites request data and identifies illegitimate forms designed to collect PII.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Sharing Check includes:
- Core Deliverable: Audit a Signup Form
- Target Quality: Evaluates whether a form is asking for unnecessary PII and asks a trusted adult before submitting.
- Excellence & Polish: Explains why websites request data and identifies illegitimate forms designed to collect PII.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See-Think-Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognizes that filling in online boxes sends information to a website.
- Developing: Identifies asterisk (*) symbols as mandatory form fields.
- Secure: Evaluates whether a form is asking for unnecessary PII and asks a trusted adult before submitting.
- Mastering: Explains why websites request data and identifies illegitimate forms designed to collect PII.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.1 — Identify required form fields and seek trusted adult permission before submitting data.
PYP: Connection · Digital forms request data for different purposes, requiring critical evaluation and permission before submission.
Learner profile: Thinker
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Level 4: What Apps Know
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What Apps Know
Analyze application hardware permissions and evaluate why platforms collect user data.
Learning objective
Students will analyze device permission prompts (camera, microphone, location, contacts) and disable unnecessary permissions to protect personal privacy.
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When you install apps, they often request permission to access your device hardware—such as your camera, microphone, precise GPS location, or photos. While a video recording app needs camera access to function, many apps request data they do not need. Always review app permissions and toggle off unnecessary access!
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Audit App Permission Toggles
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🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Notices pop-up messages asking for permission to use the camera or microphone.
Developing
Explains why a camera app needs camera access, but a calculator app does not.
Secure (Goal)
Audits app settings on a tablet or computer, turning off unnecessary location and microphone access.
Mastery
Evaluates how location tracking and background data collection impact personal privacy and battery usage.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for What Apps Know includes:
- Core Deliverable: Audit App Permission Toggles
- Target Quality: Audits app settings on a tablet or computer, turning off unnecessary location and microphone access.
- Excellence & Polish: Evaluates how location tracking and background data collection impact personal privacy and battery usage.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Spark support
Routine: Chalk Talk
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Notices pop-up messages asking for permission to use the camera or microphone.
- Developing: Explains why a camera app needs camera access, but a calculator app does not.
- Secure: Audits app settings on a tablet or computer, turning off unnecessary location and microphone access.
- Mastering: Evaluates how location tracking and background data collection impact personal privacy and battery usage.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.2 — Analyze application hardware permissions and evaluate why platforms collect user data.
PYP: Responsibility · Digital applications request system permissions to access sensors and user data, requiring conscious control.
Learner profile: Principled
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Level 5: Protecting PII
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Protecting PII
Explain risks of identity theft and recognize social engineering traps designed to harvest PII.
Learning objective
Students will explain the concept of identity theft and identify social engineering tricks (such as fake giveaways or quizzes) designed to extract personal information.
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Identity theft happens when someone steals your personal information to pretend to be you online. Bad actors often use social engineering—clever tricks like fake prize pop-ups, online personality quizzes asking security question answers, or impersonating friends—to harvest your PII. Never reveal private details to unverified sources!
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Detect PII Harvesting Traps
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Understands that someone pretending to be you online can cause trouble.
Developing
Identifies suspicious messages asking for account details or personal secrets.
Secure (Goal)
Recognizes social engineering traps (like "Which superhero are you?" quizzes collecting birthdates) and configures strict privacy settings.
Mastery
Analyzes complex phishing and impersonation scenarios, explaining the mechanisms of identity theft.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Protecting PII includes:
- Core Deliverable: Detect PII Harvesting Traps
- Target Quality: Recognizes social engineering traps (like "Which superhero are you?" quizzes collecting birthdates) and configures strict privacy settings.
- Excellence & Polish: Analyzes complex phishing and impersonation scenarios, explaining the mechanisms of identity theft.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Headline News
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Understands that someone pretending to be you online can cause trouble.
- Developing: Identifies suspicious messages asking for account details or personal secrets.
- Secure: Recognizes social engineering traps (like "Which superhero are you?" quizzes collecting birthdates) and configures strict privacy settings.
- Mastering: Analyzes complex phishing and impersonation scenarios, explaining the mechanisms of identity theft.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.1 — Explain risks of identity theft and recognize social engineering traps designed to harvest PII.
PYP: Perspective · Securing personal identity requires awareness of social engineering tactics and proactive defensive habits.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
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Level 6: Data Privacy Laws
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Data Privacy Laws
Evaluate privacy policies, terms of service agreements, and individual digital data rights.
Learning objective
Students will evaluate simplified Privacy Policies and Terms of Service (ToS) summaries, understanding user rights regarding data access, consent, and deletion.
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Privacy Policies and Terms of Service (ToS) are legal agreements explaining how companies collect, store, share, or sell your data. Modern data privacy laws (like GDPR and COPPA) give you specific rights: the right to know what data is collected, the right to correct errors, and the right to request full data deletion ("Right to be Forgotten").
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Analyze a Privacy Summary
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🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognizes that websites have rules called Terms of Service.
Developing
Identifies key sections in child-friendly privacy policies detailing what data is stored.
Secure (Goal)
Explains fundamental data rights (Right to Access, Right to be Forgotten) and evaluates platform data practices.
Mastery
Audits platform Terms of Service for data monetization practices and advocates for ethical data handling.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Data Privacy Laws includes:
- Core Deliverable: Analyze a Privacy Summary
- Target Quality: Explains fundamental data rights (Right to Access, Right to be Forgotten) and evaluates platform data practices.
- Excellence & Polish: Audits platform Terms of Service for data monetization practices and advocates for ethical data handling.
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Spark support
Routine: 4 A's (Assumption, Agree, Argue, Aspire)
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognizes that websites have rules called Terms of Service.
- Developing: Identifies key sections in child-friendly privacy policies detailing what data is stored.
- Secure: Explains fundamental data rights (Right to Access, Right to be Forgotten) and evaluates platform data practices.
- Mastering: Audits platform Terms of Service for data monetization practices and advocates for ethical data handling.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety & Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.2 — Evaluate privacy policies, terms of service agreements, and individual digital data rights.
PYP: Reflection · Digital rights frameworks empower individuals to inspect, control, and request deletion of their personal data.
Learner profile: Reflective
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Teacher override: allow