Digital Citizenship

Addictive design is ...

• features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to keep the user offline.

• features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to hook the user into frequent use.

• features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to have the user create their own application.

Settings to control the number of notifications.

• Humane Design

• Addictive Design

Auto play and countdown features

• Humane Design

• Addictive Design

Humane design is ...

• something we do automatically without thinking

• features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to hook the user into frequent use

• features or aspects of a device or app that prioritizes what’s good for people’s lives

How does digital media try to hook you?

• Humane Design

• Addictive Design

• Positive habits

Sarah wants to play an online game with her friends. She reads the description of the game and realizes it contains features like rewards for completing levels and penalties for quitting the game early. She likes the game, but doesn't want to get sucked in and skip her homework. (This has happened before!) What can Sarah do to balance playing the game and doing her homework?

• Invite more friends to play the game.

• Play the game and finish her homework late at night.

• Set a timer so she plays for a specific amount of time.

Cookies are ...

• sweets that go great with milk

• small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website

• fun things online

Privacy Policy is...

• a legal document that an app or website must provide which describes what user information they collect and how they use it

• protection from being observed or tracked by others, including the government, the public, or selected individuals or groups

• choices a website or app provides users about what information is collected and visible to others

Abby and a group of friends are organizing a play for one of their classes. The group uses an app to communicate with each other about what materials to get for their costumes. After their chat, Abby starts seeing ads for some of the materials the group decided to get. Why might Abby be seeing these ads?

• Abby is seeing the ads that everyone else in school sees.

• The websites asked the teachers which materials students needed for their project.

• The messaging app is sharing data with online advertisers.

Gideon wants to sign up for a gaming website to download free games. He can't find a privacy policy. Should he join the website?

• Sure. Gideon likes to play games.

• No. Without understanding the privacy policy, he won't know what they collect and why. Gideon could be sharing all sorts of information that he doesn't want to.

• Yes. Gideon doesn't share much personal information playing games.