LESSON 3: ICT KS4
RESOURCES
NATIONAL CURRICULUM LINKS
OBJECTIVES
AIM
Privacy and security
To use the internet to research a topic and to transfer information from the web into a PowerPoint presentation. To select relevant information from online sources. To develop presentation skills. To learn to use PowerPoint as an aid to public presentation.
Edexcel • Encourage students to gather, store, process, present and communicate information through activities in a range of contexts • Develop understanding of the wider applications and effects of ICT • Develop an awareness of ethical, social, economic and political consequences of the use of ICT systems for individuals, organisations and society through the study of meaningful applications. AQA • Develop the knowledge, concepts and skills which will enable candidates to develop a broad and balanced view on a range of information systems and their applications, an understanding of their capabilities and limitations and an ability to evaluate them critically • Develop the abilities of candidates, through the appropriate knowledge and concepts, to comment and reflect on the significant legal, political, social, environmental, economic and aesthetic applications, implications and effects of information technology OCR • Recognise the impact of new technologies on methods of working in the outside world, and on social, legal, economic, ethical and moral issues • Explore the use of ICT in a range of working environments and evaluate its potential when compared with other methods of working • Prepare themselves for working and living in a technology driven society, and consider the social, economic, political, legal, ethical and moral issues and security needs for data surrounding the increasing use of ICT White board and pens Internet access PowerPoint Projector
ACTIVITY
DISCUSS
Write the term 'privacy' on a white board. Ask your students what privacy means to them. Now, thinking about Breathing Country, ask the class to think of as many moments from the play as possible that deal with privacy. Some suggestions below: • • • • • • • • •
EXERCISE
Lizzie's blank Facebook page Janet won't let Richard see a medical record Simon posts a picture of Lizzie on Facebook Richard can't talk about his wife Simon is frustrated that Janet won't tell him why Lizzie is visiting the hospital Lizzie receives a letter from Janet Lizzie won't tell Richard where she is going on Monday mornings Simon follows Lizzie to the hospital Richard is made to read his personal diary in front of the inquiry
Split the class into small groups (3-4) ask each group to use the internet to explore one of the three topics below. TOPIC 1: Social Networking - what are the risks? Consider the following stage direction from Breathing Country. Lizzie returns to her laptop. She returns to Simon’s Facebook profile. His status update reads: ‘I SHARE, THEREFORE I AM’. There he is. On the screen, she goes through pictures of Simon having fun in pubs and beaches and on trips to the country and at parties wearing comical hats. Lizzie looks at them in awe. A notification pops up. ‘Simon has tagged a photo of you’. Troubled, she clicks through to the picture - it is the picture that she took of the two of them just a minute ago – the both of them smiling, looking happy. Lizzie
Oh god
She refreshes. And all of a sudden people begin to comment on the picture. Slowly, at first – but as Lizzie begins to feel violated with greater and greater rapidity – a nightmare panicky binge of messages, that eventually exceed Facebook These messages culminate in a messy screen-crash of text and binary-code-gobbledygook, as Lizzie, who cannot take anymore, panic attacks understatedly.
Look at the expansion of social networking. Research how social networks are used. Describe some of the main sites. How are they used apart for connecting friends (think about the business world etc). Look at the risks involved. Read their terms and conditions - how is data used? Find any news stories that demonstrate both the good and bad uses of social networking. Try to create a presentation that provides a balance of pros and cons. TOPIC 2: Security - problems with protection
Look at the comments below. Martyn Thomas is a member of the advisory group for Breathing Country. Medical records need better protection than internet banking, because if your money is taken through fraud, it can be replaced and if your account details are changed, or muddled with someone else’s, the damage can be repaired. In contrast, if your medical records are hacked or muddled, you may be harmed, and if private details become known, they will be known forever. The internet never forgets. Martyn Thomas (Computer Systems Engineer)
Research some of the security methods that banks use to protect their customers. Then consider these methods at work in the busy environment of the NHS. What are the problems? Find examples of security breaches in the NHS and consider the problem of keeping data secure. How many of the problems are due to human error? Create a presentation that highlights some of the difficulties with keeping data secure. TOPIC 3: Google - too much information? Consider the following dialogue from Breathing Country. Pause. Simon looks at the picture of Google Earth pulled up by Lizzie. Simon
With EPR You could create the most incredible map on Google Earth Do you know what I mean? Ok, I’ll piss off, then
Simon makes to go Richard
Hang on… what do you mean?
Excitedly, Simon gets the laptop and returns to a Google Earth picture of Britain, with layers of human addition. Simon
A map of the country. A satellite image. But look at how people add their own layers of information. Photos, warnings, hyperlinks, links to the weather. Some of it constantly updating – in real-time. It’s not just a picture…It’s a kind of living picture. A breathing picture.
Do some research into Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Streetview. Consider the benefits and uses of these applications then find examples of privacy and security issues. Create a presentation that explores the pros and cons of Google making this information available to everyone. You should include an explanation of the applications. Ask the students to use the information from their research to prepare a 2-3 minute presentation. They should create a series of PowerPoint slides to assist them. Emphasise that the slides
should be used as a visual aid to supplement the vocal part of the presentation. PRESENT
Ask some or all of the groups to present to the class.
NOTE
You may wish to split this lesson plan over two lessons to allow more time in order that all groups have the opportunity to present. You could ask students to rehearse their presentations as a homework task.