Private and Personal Information
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2018
2 min4thTechnology
Summary
Not everything about you is OK to share online. This video (1:37) helps fourth graders sort information into what's private (keep it to yourself) and what's personal but shareable.
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Discussion
“Private and Personal Information” helps children sort what's private from what's OK to share online.
- What's the difference between private and personal information?
- Can you give an example of private information you should never share online?
- Why does it matter who can see your personal information?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: private, personal, share, information.
Try it: Sort these into private or personal: full address, favorite color, password, school name, pet's name.