{"id":4245,"date":"2026-04-18T00:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:03:54","slug":"topic-12-citizenship-online-privacy-safety-bullying-consent-lesson-plan-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/2026\/04\/18\/topic-12-citizenship-online-privacy-safety-bullying-consent-lesson-plan-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 12 \u2013 Citizenship Online, Privacy, Safety, Bullying, &amp; Consent + Lesson Plan Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week should be both interesting and informative! We will talk about online privacy, safety, bullying and consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be able to explain the concept of digital footprints, and be able to identify what your current personal digital footprint looks like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe what Orange Shirt Day is and why it is important.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the key practical issues around online privacy, safety, bullying, and consent as a future K-12 teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pre-class Activities:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citizenship Online<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/keep-kids-safe-online-600x338-1.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative\" class=\"wp-image-4247\" style=\"width:346px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/keep-kids-safe-online-600x338-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/04\/keep-kids-safe-online-600x338-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Read the BC provincial government\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/erase\/school-and-online-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online safety<\/a>&nbsp;document. Please make sure to click on the \u201cExpand All\u201d button for each section of the document so that you can see all the tips and suggestions. After you finish reading the document please ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What can you do as a teacher if you become aware of a student being bullied on social media?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why should you avoid interacting with your students on social media unless it\u2019s directly related to school work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can we help our learners manage their digital footprints?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Class Time:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson Plan Presentations<\/strong>&nbsp;#2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The list of presenters will be put here once the presentation order is determined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Citizenship Online: Privacy, Safety, Bullying, &amp; Consent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch Jesse Miller\u2019s wonderful&nbsp;video on children, social networks, &amp; media literacy (15 min):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revaluate, rethink, release | Jesse Miller | TEDxWestVancouverED\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiGclrVXAws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the Province of BC\u2019s Digital Footprint video&nbsp;(5 min):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Managing our Digital Footprint\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYihO2p-rhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussion: What can we do to model good digital citizenship or digital hygiene?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is My Phone Listening to Me?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-listening-to-me2.png\"><\/a>Has this happened to you or someone you know?&nbsp;Your friend mentions that you should take a trip to the south pole, and an hour later, there it is, a \u201csponsored\u201d post on your feed\u2026 And you didn\u2019t Google anything about the South Pole. So what\u2019s happening here? Is your phone listening to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Short answer is No.&nbsp;While it feels like your phone must be eavesdropping, the reality is often more complex (and arguably more impressive) than simple audio recording. Here is the \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d look at the digital trail that creates that uncanny \u201clistening\u201d effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Browser Fingerprinting<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-browser-fingerprinting.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-browser-fingerprinting.png\" alt=\"Decorative\" class=\"wp-image-6073\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created with Gemini 3.1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Created with Gemini 3.1This is a more advanced way to identify you across the web. Some websites (like Facebook) collects a unique \u201csnapshot\u201d of your settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your screen resolution and battery level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installed fonts and browser version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your exact time zone and hardware specifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When combined, these traits create a signature so unique that companies can recognize you even if you clear your cookies or use \u201cIncognito\u201d mode. This allows them to link your \u201cSouth Pole\u201d research on a laptop to the Instagram app on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Brokers<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-data-brokers.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-data-brokers.png\" alt=\"Decorative.\" class=\"wp-image-6075\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created with Gemini 3.1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Data brokers are companies that exist solely to buy, aggregate, and sell your information.&nbsp;They pull data from thousands of sources including websites you go to both when you\u2019re logged in (FB) and sites you browse using Browser Fingerprinting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you or your friend talked about the South Pole, you\u2019ve likely already left clues.&nbsp;Maybe you looked at a weather app for Antarctica, or your friend, who is connected to you on social media, searched for \u201cwinter parkas.\u201d Data brokers connect these dots and sell the \u201cprediction\u201d to advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lookalike Modeling<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-lookalike-modeling.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/phone-lookalike-modeling.png\" alt=\"Decorative\" class=\"wp-image-6077\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created with Gemini 3.1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Created with Gemini 3.1This is the most common reason for the \u201clistening\u201d illusion. Algorithms know your social graph, the people you spend time with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location Data<\/strong>: If your phone and your friend\u2019s phone are in the same living room for two hours, the algorithm knows you are interacting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Chain Reaction<\/strong>: If your friend goes home and searches for \u201cSouth Pole flights,\u201d the system assumes you might be interested in the same thing because you were just together. It serves you the ad based on their search.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Myth vs Reality Summary\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Myth<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>The Reality<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u201cMy phone is recording my voice.\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td>Constant audio streaming would drain your battery and use massive amounts of data, both of which are easily detectable.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u201cThey knew what I was thinking.\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td>They knew what your&nbsp;<strong>friends<\/strong>&nbsp;were searching for and where you were standing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u201cI never searched for this!\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td>You didn\u2019t, but you might have bought a related item (like thermal socks) or followed a travel influencer.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can we do?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We can significantly disrupt the \u201csurveillance machine\u201d by cutting off its primary fuel sources: tracking, profiling, and persistent data storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are three practical steps to protect your digital life in 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Kill the \u201cSocial Graph\u201d (App Tracking)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201clistening\u201d illusion often happens because apps like Instagram or Facebook link your location to your friends. You can break this chain by disabling cross-app tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>On iPhone:<\/strong>&nbsp;Go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings &gt; Privacy &amp; Security &gt; Tracking<\/strong>&nbsp;and toggle off&nbsp;<strong>\u201cAllow Apps to Request to Track.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;This prevents apps from accessing your device\u2019s unique Advertising ID (IDFA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On Android:<\/strong>&nbsp;Go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings &gt; Privacy &gt; Ads<\/strong>&nbsp;and select&nbsp;<strong>\u201cDelete Advertising ID.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;This makes it much harder for data brokers to stitch your activity across different apps into one profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Switch to a \u201cShielded\u201d Browser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard browsers (like Chrome) are designed to facilitate tracking. Switching to a privacy-first browser can stop&nbsp;<strong>Browser Fingerprinting<\/strong>&nbsp;by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brave.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brave<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firefox.com\/en-CA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firefox<\/a>:<\/strong>&nbsp;These browsers include built-in protections that \u201crandomize\u201d your fingerprint, making your device look like a generic one instead of a unique target.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Must-Have Extension:<\/strong>&nbsp;Install&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ublockorigin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>uBlock Origin<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/privacybadger.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Privacy Badger<\/strong><\/a>. These tools block \u201ctrackers\u201d from loading at all, which not only protects your data but also makes your web pages load significantly faster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Evict Yourself from Data Broker Databases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you stop tracking today, data brokers already have years of your history. You can force them to delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Manual Way:<\/strong>&nbsp;You can visit the \u201cOpt-Out\u201d pages of major brokers like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acxiom.com\/optout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acxiom<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legal.epsilon.com\/optout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epsilon<\/a>. I understand that it can be time-consuming but is free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Automated Way:<\/strong>&nbsp;Use a service like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/incogni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Incogni<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DeleteMe<\/strong><\/a>, but both of these services charge start at $20 for one month and over $140 per year for their services. These services automatically send legal \u201cRight to Erasure\u201d requests to hundreds of data brokers on your behalf and, critically, keep monitoring to make sure they don\u2019t re-add you later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you want to see exactly how \u201cunique\u201d your browser looks to a tracker right now, visit the EFF\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coveryourtracks.eff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cover Your Tracks<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;tool. It will give you a report on how well you\u2019re currently protected against fingerprinting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay The Game!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richmccue.github.io\/learning-games\/phone_listening_quiz.html\">Is My Phone Listening to me Game<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/richmccue.github.io\/learning-games\/phone_listening_quiz.html\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\">\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After learning about this, do you think you\u2019ll change any of the ways that you use your phone or interact with websites or online?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hands-on Lab Time:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about your Digital Footprints &amp; Google yourself:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a new table in your web browser and Google yourself!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, I\u2019d search for:&nbsp;<em>\u201cRich McCue\u201d<\/em>, and possibly the city where I live or grew up to the search string if you have popular names:&nbsp;<em>\u201cRich McCue\u201d Victoria BC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you still can\u2019t find any references to yourself, which often happens if you have a common name, add \u201cUVic\u201d to your search string (E.g.: \u201cTracy Smith\u201d UVic), and see what comes up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If possible do your search in \u201cIncognito\u201d or the private mode for your web browser so you can see your search in the way someone else would see it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you find any web pages or images of yourself?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will the web pages or images be helpful during your job search when recruiters search for your name (possibly along with where you live and\/or UVic)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can you add positive posts or images that will show up when people search for you on the internet?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can web pages or images on the internet be removed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you think recruiters would think if searched for you but found nothing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think that your website for our class could become a portfolio showcasing your best work that school district HR folks could find when they google your name before interviewing you?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Homework:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please do your weekly critical reflection on:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any one of the digital citizenship topics we\u2019ll cover in class today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catch up on any outstanding blog posts!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week should be both interesting and informative! We will talk about online privacy, safety, bullying and consent. Learning Objectives: Pre-class Activities: Citizenship Online Read the BC provincial government\u2019s&nbsp;Online safety&nbsp;document. Please make sure to click on the \u201cExpand All\u201d button&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/2026\/04\/18\/topic-12-citizenship-online-privacy-safety-bullying-consent-lesson-plan-presentations\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4245"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4265,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4245\/revisions\/4265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/ied336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}