Lauren

Kidz Privacy
 * 1) __What is contained in the site?__ This site contains all of the information needed to understand what, why, and how kid’s information should remain private. It includes material from the Federal Trade Commission concerning this topic. The site also gives the official Privacy Policy from the FTC. There are many sources on this website and it separates the information per individual. There is a link for adults, teachers, and children. Therefore the site is intended for each audience, but is obviously more geared towards parents and teachers because the Just for Kidz section is ironically not very kid friendly. Though it is information that kids need to know, it is phrased and presented in a way that the parents would have to relay the material to them. The content is primarily focused on digital safety and gives this advice in a different manner towards kids, adults, and teachers.
 * 2) __How could you use this resource in the classroom?__ This site could be used in a classroom of older students. Although that is ironic given it’s title, but the site has no games, or projects for children to participate in. Besides the style and format of the website, it is mainly PDF files dealing with the Federal Trade Commission. This is not appealing to kids. I do think that it could be beneficial to a group of older students, but it may not keep their interest. They could possibly go on a digital scavenger hunt throughout the site to find information important to them. Other than that, I think this website would be great for the teachers personal use to then build a lesson plan off of it but not directly using that website.
 * 3) __How would you assess student learning based on their use of the site?__ This may be difficult seeing as the website may only be used indirectly. Obvious assessment would be giving them a test or a quiz based on the information presented to them during the lesson. You could also have them present the material back to the class in a different manner to measure their understanding of the material. Another way would be to give them fake situations to which the digital citizenship and ethics information applies and determine how they handle each circumstance. If these assessments prove that the kids are still not understanding the concept than the lesson plan may need to be reviewed and re taught in a different manner.