Aim of the Module
To help students recognize what counts as personal data, understand why privacy matters, and make safer choices before sharing information online.
Data Privacy
Data privacy helps students understand what information is personal, why it matters, and how to make careful choices when sharing online. This module supports educators in building safe, confident decision-making around personal data.
Learning Objectives
- Define personal data and identify what is sensitive.
- Encourage thoughtful sharing and consent-based choices.
- Build awareness of privacy settings and safe defaults.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize common types of personal information.
- Explain how data can travel and be stored online.
- Apply simple privacy rules before sharing or posting.
Module Content
Part 1
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What Is Private Data?
Goal: Help students understand what personal data is, identify different types of sensitive information, and recognise why protecting it matters.
What Is Private Data?
Goal: Help students understand what personal data is, identify different types of sensitive information, and recognise why protecting it matters.
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What Is Personal Data?
Use this video to introduce the concept of personal data and spark discussion about the types of information students share every day. Pause to ask students which details they consider private.
Part 2
Data Sharing
Goal: Help students understand how and why data gets shared online, the importance of consent, and how to make thoughtful decisions before sharing personal information.
Data Sharing
Goal: Help students understand how and why data gets shared online, the importance of consent, and how to make thoughtful decisions before sharing personal information.
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Data Detectives – Digital Footprints
Goal: Help students discover what a digital footprint is, understand how everyday online activities leave lasting traces, and consider the long-term impact of their online behaviour.
Data Detectives – Digital Footprints
Goal: Help students discover what a digital footprint is, understand how everyday online activities leave lasting traces, and consider the long-term impact of their online behaviour.
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What Is a Digital Footprint?
Use this video to help students visualise the trail of data they leave behind online. Encourage reflection on which of their recent activities might have created a footprint.
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