Empower learners to understand and better manage their location settings
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:
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- Define location settings
- Analyze the benefits and issues with using location settings
- Use methods to better manage location 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 45 to 50 minutes to complete.
Introduction and welcome
Greet learners and review the plan for this module.
Define location-based services
Provide a definition for location-based services and see if anyone has any questions
Activity: Location-based services opinions
Have a conversation with learners and ask them to consider how they feel about location-based services and when location services might be helpful or intrusive and unnecessary
The pros and cons of location-based services
Explain how location-based services work. Review the pros and cons of sharing your location and pause to see if learners have anything else to add to these lists. Conclude this section by noting how common and pervasive location services are
Discussion: The pros and cons of location-based services
Hold a discussion with learners about their views on location-based services and the risks and benefits of them
Ways to manage location settings
Add to the recommendations you heard in the discussion just now by reviewing ways participants can adjust their location settings. See if learners have anything else to add or any questions as you go through these slides
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 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.