SLIDEDECK5:InformedCi3zenship

SNOWBALL ACTIVITY

Instructions: 1. Read the question individually and write your answer down on a piece of paper. DO NOT write your name down on the piece of paper 2. Once everyone is done, Crumple up the piece of paper, and throw it at the front board 3. After everyone has thrown their piece of paper, come up and grab a piece of paper that is not your own.

Snowball Activity

• Where do you get your news and information? Where do you learn about developments happening in the world?

On the count of three, toss your crumpled paper ball at the target.

5 min Opening Conversation

1.  Which sources of information do you think are most reliable and why?

2.  Do you think it is important to be informed about issues in your community? Why or why not?

Choose1ofthe2topicstodiscusswithyourpartner.Bereadytosharewiththeclass

Scenario Vote

• A small solar-panel company has submitted a plan to build a factory next to the school, and community members will vote to decide whether or not the development should proceed. Students at the school will also have the opportunity to vote and express their choice.

Scenario Vote

• Before voting, you will become familiar with the issue and the people involved by reading through a social media feed that has a mix of articles from news media, and posts from community members and friends.

Scenario Vote

• Go to Mryangonline.weebly.com • Next, click on Social Studies 10 • Then click on the button corresponding to your

assigned block. • You will have 15 minutes to review the

information before we vote.

Debrief

• Why did you vote the way you did? • How did you feel about the results of the vote

before you knew there were two feeds? Were you surprised by the outcome? Why or why not?

• How might two people end up with such different newsfeeds? What are the consequences of people consuming different facts and information?

Choose2ofthe3topicstodiscusswithyourpartner.Bereadytosharewiththeclass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVff8Y8dHo

OnlinePla<orms

•  Mostinforma;oncomestousthroughonlinepla<orms

Ø  Searchengines(e.g.,GoogleandYahoo)

Ø  Socialmediasites(e.g.,YouTubeandInstagram)

•  Becausetheyfiltermostoftheinforma;onwesee,plaGormshavecometohavealotofpower

Algorithms

Algorithmsaresmallprogramsthattellcomputershowtoperformtasks,suchassor;nginforma;on.Algorithmsdeterminewhattoshowyoubasedonacombina;onofwhatcontentispopular,andwhattheyknowaboutyourviewsandinterests.

Algorithms

Each;meyouinteractwithanaccountorpost—liking,commen;ng,orsharingitwithfriends—thatinforma;onisstoredandusedtobuildaprofileaboutyou.Thisinforma;onhelpsalgorithmsdecidewhatpoststoshowyou.Ques;ons:Canyouthinkabouta;mewhensomethingwasrecommendedtoyou?Doyouknowwhyitwasrecommended?

Algorithms

Algorithmsmayencourageyoutokeepclicking,scrolling,orwatchingforaslongaspossiblebydisplayingpoststhatarepopular,interes;ng,ornew.Thisisbecausethemore;meyouspendonasocialmediasite,themoreadsyousee,andthemoremoneytheplaGormmakes.

-  Whathappensifyouonlyseeinforma;onyoulikeoragreewith?

-  Howisonlineinforma;onpersonalizedtome?

WriUenResponse:

FilterBubbles

•  Whenusersareonlyexposedtoinforma;ontheylikeoragreewith,itcancreatefilterbubbles

•  Filterbubblescanbelimi;ngandpreventnewordifferentinforma;onfromreachingpeople

FilterBubbles

•  Whenpeopleareinfilterbubbles,itcanmakeitmoredifficulttoconnectwithotherswholikedifferentthings,orhavedifferentpoli;calviews

•  Itcanalsomakepeoplemorelikelytobelieveinforma;onthat

supportstheirexis;ngbeliefs

Consolida3on

1.  Whyisitimportanttothinkcri;callyaboutonlineinforma;on?

2.  WhataretheprosandconsofonlineplaGorms?

3.  Howcanwemakesureweareinformedci;zensandconsiderdifferentviewpoints?