The power of data
I can describe how powerful shared data is in the online world.
The power of data
I can describe how powerful shared data is in the online world.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Online data is worth a huge amount of money.
- Social media companies use data to advertise things to us.
- Our personal data is used to guess things about us.
- Social media companies can often do what they like with our information.
- We have some control over how our personal information is shared, used and stored.
Keywords
Data - detailed information stored online
Personal data - detailed information about us stored online
Advertise - persuade someone to buy something
Common misconception
Most things on the internet are free.
Although we often do not need to pay money for online services, that doesn't mean that they come at no cost. We often pay with our attention (as consumers and viewers of adverts) and our personal information, which is shared widely.
To help you plan your year 5 rshe (pshe) lesson on: The power of data, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 rshe (pshe) lesson on: The power of data, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 2 rshe (pshe) lessons from the Media influence: Who decides what I experience in the online world? unit, dive into the full secondary rshe (pshe) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Licence
Starter quiz
6 Questions
to put something online, such as a video, image or text
the result of our actions
influencing someone's emotions to make them do something
the method to achieve something
Exit quiz
5 Questions
detailed information stored online
detailed information about us stored online
persuade someone to buy something