Share with learners best practices for managing their ad settings on different sites and platforms
About This Module
This curriculum module is based on takeaways from series two of NYC Digital Safety training videos. You may use this module by:
- Including it in your pre-existing public workshops
- Combining it with other NYC Digital Safety modules to make a longer data-privacy focused workshop
- Sharing the handout with library users at various service points
Downloadable presentation slides, a facilitation guide, and a handout can be found below. The handout from this module has been translated into Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Russian, and Spanish.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Describe ad settings
- Determine the benefits of managing ad settings
- Use best practices to manage ad settings
Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is also included in the downloadable facilitation guide below. You are welcome to use any and all of this, or adapt it as you see fit.
This module will take approximately 50 minutes to complete and includes an activity and time for discussion.
Introduction to module
Greet learners and review the plan for this module
Defining ad settings
Provide a brief definition of ad settings and see if anyone has any questions
Activity: Discussing ads online
Open it up for discussion and ask your learners to share their personal experiences with ads.
How and why online ads work the way they do
Explain the different ways that online ads work and define tracking cookies, URL trackers, and other terms. Pause to see if your learners have any additional examples to share
Activity: Exploring online experiences and ads
Have your learners use their handout to consider their online habits and how those might influence the ads they see
Ways to manage online ads
Review best practices for avoiding online ads
Wrap up, final tips, and final questions
Review the closing thoughts and share the suggested resources. See if anyone has any final questions
Next Steps
Download the materials below for use in your workshop or at service points throughout your library.
If you plan to create a longer privacy-focused workshop using these materials, here is a link to view-only Google slides. Feel free to make a copy if you’d like to add these slides to any other deck.
And please let us know how it went! Use this form to share your feedback on this module. We’d love to hear from you.