Explain that a camera sign tells people before they enter that a camera is watching, and who looks after it and why
Sort places into “a camera may be here, with a sign” (shop entrance, car park, building entrance) and “a camera does not belong here” (toilet, doctor's room, a neighbour's window), with a calm reason
Design their own camera sign from given options (icon, who looks after the camera, why)
(ages 11–13) Turn a home camera in a top-view plan so that it sees only its own yard and door, not the street or the neighbour
KEY CONCEPTS
a camera sign is placed before you enter the watched area, at about eye level (EDPB Guidelines 3/2019)
people reasonably expect not to be watched in toilets, saunas, medical examination rooms, living areas and their private garden (EDPB Guidelines 3/2019)
a camera looks at its own place, not at someone else's: a home camera that also films the street or a neighbour is no longer purely household (EDPB Guidelines 3/2019)
framed as respect for other people, not fear; children do not film other children “for security”
STRUCTURE
goal → 1 Remember (3 warm-up questions: the camera's eye from lesson 3, what a sign is for, a closed door at home) → 2 Story (invented: two children make a sign for the school library, 60–90 s) → 3 Worked example (table: place ↔ may a camera be here ↔ why) → 4 Try it (Predict: why is there a sign next to a camera? → Run: sort 7 places into two groups → Change: design your own sign from options, printable preview) + extra box for ages 11–13 (turn the home camera in a top view) → 5 Unplugged (draw your own sign; a walk of signs with an adult, count the signs) → 6 Make your own (family rules for a home camera; ages 11–13: plan where a home camera may look) → 7 What I learned (3-question check + skill badge, no points) → 8 I have a question (form: the child writes ≤280 chars, the parent enters an e-mail and consents; double opt-in; plus "Was it useful?" / "We did the lesson" buttons — aggregate counts only)
ANSWERS
predict: so that people know before they enter that a camera is watching (c)
sort: may, with a sign — shop entrance, car park, building entrance, school library entrance; does not belong — toilet, doctor's examination room, through a neighbour's window, sauna
sign: any combination of the given options is fine; the sign always says that a camera is watching, who looks after it and why
ages 11–13: only the directions “towards my door” and “towards my yard” are right; “towards the street” and “towards the neighbours” are not
check: q1 c (before you enter, at eye level) · q2 a (the doctor's room) · q3 b (its own yard)
SAFETY
respect frame, no fear: no burglars, no stories of being spied on
the child never films other children “for security”; questions about cameras go to an adult
the sign designer uses only given options — no free text, no personal data; nothing stored, works offline
walk of signs only with an adult, looking only
NEXT
DB-PZ-07 · The Centre That Never Sleeps · back: DB-PZ-05 · Key, Code, Card
SOURCES · LICENCE
link only, facts retold in our own words: EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 on processing of personal data through video devices v2.0 — signage before the monitored area at eye level (pts 113–115); reasonable expectations: sanitary/sauna facilities, examination rooms, toilets (pt 38 and example); checked 2026-11-01
link only, facts retold in our own words: EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 — household exemption does not cover cameras that also film public space or a neighbour's property; checked 2026-11-01
link only: Commission for Personal Data Protection (КЗЛД), cpdp.bg — Bulgarian supervisory authority; checked 2026-11-01
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
METADATA
path
6 · social impact
determinant
physical environment
sdg_target
4.7
who_criterion
accessibility
impact_type
prevention · education
DIGCOMP 3.0
framework
DigComp 3.0 (JRC144121, doi:10.2760/0001149)
primary
none (technology-understanding lesson: how safety systems work; no primary DigComp 3.0 competence)
secondary
4.2 Protecting personal data and privacy
mapping
proposed 2026-11-01 by the lesson goal · confidence: medium · not a measured outcome
VERIFIED · 01.11.2026AI help: yesreviewer: awaiting teacher and psychologist
Mine and Ours
A camera is an eye. And every eye has to know where to look. Today you are a sign maker: you will find out why there is a sign next to a camera and which places belong only to people.
⏱ 10–15 minTinkererThe Guardians · 6grades 1–7 · two levels
You will be able to say why cameras have a sign, where a camera should not look, and how to show respect for other people.
For the parent: a one-page guide — a short note on cameras and personal data, a walk of signs.
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01Remember
Think about each question, then open the answer.
What does a camera “see”?
A picture — only what is in front of it, in its angle. Remember the blind spot from the lesson “The Camera's Eye”.
What is a sign for?
It tells us something before we reach the place. For example, “Caution, wet floor” or “Exit”.
Why do you close the bathroom door at home?
Because some places are only yours. Nobody watches there — and that is normal for all people.
02Story
This story is made up.
The school library is getting a camera above the entrance. The librarian says: “The camera is ready. But something is still missing.”
“What?” Bobby asks.
“A sign. People need to know that a camera is watching here before they come in.”
Nia and Bobby get to work. They draw a big eye and write: “A camera is watching here. Looked after by: the library. Why: we look after the books.”
Bobby picks up the toy camera and points it through the window at the neighbours' yard.
“Wait,” says Nia. “That is their yard. A camera looks at its own place, not at someone else's.”
Bobby laughs and turns the camera towards the library door. “There. Now it only sees ours.”
They hang the sign at eye level, just before the door. The sign makers' job is done.
03Worked example
A camera can look after a place. But some places belong only to people. There, everyone expects that nobody is watching.
Place
Camera?
Why
🏪 A shop entrance
may — with a sign
the shop looks after its own entrance and says so on the sign
🅿️ A car park
may — with a sign
a car park is a shared place and is looked after
🚻 A toilet
does not belong
people are on their own there — it is only theirs
🩺 The doctor's room
does not belong
a check-up is only between the doctor and the person
🪟 Through the neighbours' window
does not belong
a camera looks at its own place, not at someone else's
When a camera is in a place where it may be, there is a sign next to it. The sign is before the entrance, at eye level. It says three things: a camera is watching here, who looks after it, and why.
So everyone knows before they go in. That is respect for people.
04Try it now
1 · Predict
Why is there a sign next to a camera? Choose before you check.
2 · Run: sort the places
This is a game. Tap a place, then the group it belongs to.
📷 May — with a sign
🚫 Does not belong
3 · Change: make your own sign
Choose a symbol, who looks after the camera and why. The sign builds itself.
Symbol
For older children · ages 11–13The camera of my home. It is on the fence by the gate. Turn it so that it sees only its own place — my door or my yard. Not the street and not the neighbours' yard.
05No screen: signs and a walk of signs
You need: paper, felt-tip pens and an adult with you.
Draw your own sign: a big camera symbol and three lines — “A camera is watching here”, “Looked after by: …”, “Why: …”.
Go on a walk of signs in your neighbourhood. Look for camera signs at shop entrances, car parks and building entrances.
Count them. Where do they hang — before the entrance or after it? Are they at eye level?
At home, compare: does your sign look like the real ones? What would you add?
For older children · ages 11–13Make a table: place · is there a sign · does it say who looks after the camera · does it say why. Which sign says the three things most clearly?
✋
Look only
The walk is with an adult. You look at the signs from outside and you do not film people. If you have a question about a camera, ask an adult.
06Make your own
With your family, invent the rules of a home camera — if you have one, or if you get one some day.
Write three rules. For example: “The camera looks at our door.”
Add one rule about respect: “It does not look at the neighbours.”
Draw a small sign for your door.
Show the rules to someone at home and ask if they agree.
For older children · ages 11–13Draw a top view of your yard or entrance. Colour what is “ours” in one colour and the street and neighbours in another. Where would you put the camera, and which way would you turn it so it sees only “ours”?
07What I learned
There is a sign next to a camera. It is before the entrance, at eye level, and says who looks after the camera and why.
Some places belong only to people: a toilet, the doctor's room, other people's homes. A camera does not belong there.
A camera looks at its own place, not at someone else's. That is respect for others.
Which place at home is only yours?
Check yourself
1. Where does a camera sign go?
2. Where should a camera not look?
3. What may the camera of my home see?
🪧
Skill badge: “Sign maker” It is yours when you can say why a camera has a sign and where a camera should not look. No points and no ranking — only a skill.
08I have a question
Do you still have a question? Write it here. It goes to your parent, not to strangers. Your parent confirms their e-mail first.
The form is loading… If it does not appear, write your question on paper and show it to a parent or teacher.
·Sources
Title: Mine and Ours (DB-PZ-06) · Author: Children's Library, East Accelerator Foundation · Source: original content and original game code, 2026 · Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0.
European Data Protection Board — Guidelines 3/2019 on video devices (PDF): the warning sign is placed before the monitored area, at eye level; in toilets, saunas and medical examination rooms people reasonably expect not to be watched. Checked 01.11.2026.
European Data Protection Board — Guidelines 3/2019, section on household cameras: a camera that films the street or a neighbour's property, not only your own, is no longer “purely household” and the data protection rules apply. Checked 01.11.2026.
Commission for Personal Data Protection (Bulgaria) — cpdp.bg (in Bulgarian): the Bulgarian supervisory authority for personal data. Checked 01.11.2026.
Licence:CC BY-SA 4.0 · Children's Library, East Accelerator Foundation, 2026. You may share and adapt this lesson if you credit the author and keep the same licence. Learning is free forever.
