π What is Privacy in Interface Design?
Interface design is how things look and work on your computer or tablet screen. Privacy means keeping your personal information safe and only sharing what you want to share. When we talk about privacy in interface design, we mean making sure websites and apps are designed to protect your information.
- π Personal Information: This includes your name, age, address, photos, and anything else that is about you.
- π Protecting Your Information: This means making sure other people can't see your information without your permission.
- π± Interface Design: This is how the buttons, pictures, and words are organized on your screen in apps and websites.
π― Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- π‘ Define personal information.
- π‘οΈ Explain why protecting personal information is important.
- π» Identify elements in an interface that impact privacy.
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Practice making choices that protect their privacy.
π Materials
- ποΈ Whiteboard or projector
- π Markers or pens
- π₯οΈ Tablets or computers with internet access (optional)
- π Printable worksheets (provided below)
βοΈ Warm-up (5 minutes)
Activity: Sharing Star
- Have students sit in a circle.
- Ask each student to share their favorite color and a favorite animal.
- Discuss: "Is this information private? Why or why not? What kind of information should we be more careful about sharing?"
π¨βπ« Main Instruction (25 minutes)
- Introduce Privacy:
- π Explain that privacy means keeping information safe.
- π¬ Ask students for examples of personal information.
- π‘οΈ Discuss why itβs important to protect personal information from strangers.
- Interface Design and Privacy:
- π» Show examples of websites or apps (kid-friendly ones!).
- ποΈ Point out elements like profile pictures, usernames, and settings.
- βοΈ Explain how settings can control what information is shared.
- Activity: Spot the Privacy Feature
- π Divide students into small groups.
- π Give each group a worksheet with different website/app interfaces (simplified).
- βοΈ Ask them to identify features that help protect privacy (e.g., privacy settings, report buttons).
- π£οΈ Each group shares their findings with the class.
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Assessment (10 minutes)
Activity: Privacy Choices
- π€ Present scenarios where students must make a privacy choice.
- π For example: "You want to play a game online, but it asks for your full name and address. What should you do?"
- π Encourage students to explain their reasoning.
βοΈ Printable Worksheet (Example)
Spot the Privacy Feature!
(Include simple drawings of app interfaces with privacy settings circled, report buttons highlighted, etc.)
π Extension Activities
- π¨ Create a poster about online safety and privacy.
- π Role-play scenarios involving privacy choices.
- π€ Discuss privacy with family members and create a family online safety plan.