Chapter 4A: Watching

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Idiom

What is an algorithm?

Idiom

What is an algorithm?

A set of instructions to solve a problem or complete a task.

Learning goals

By the end of this lesson:

• You can explain how your personal information is used for suggestions created by algorithms 
• You can use the vocabulary from A. Watching
• Why is this useful?

Road map

• Bell ringer
• Learning goals
• Warm-up: personal recommendations
• Vocabulary
• Task instruction
• Work on tasks
• Review
• Looking ahead

Warm-up

You often get recommendations on the internet, for example when

you watch YouTube. What are these recommendations that an

algorithm makes, based on?

Discuss with your neighbour(s)

Come up with at least 3

Data -> traces you leave online:

Your search history

your profile

your surfing behaviour

popularity

Warm-up

Watch the YouTube clip. You will listen for specific information.

After watching:

• Give one fact from the video that you already knew
• Give one fact from the video that is new to you.

users  only seen content relevant to them

Based on likes/What is popular?

Algorithm needs 300 likes to know a user

Can also glean private info that they haven't shared

Warm-up

• Give one fact from the video that you already knew
• Give one fact from the video that is new to you.

Instruction: p. 50 A

Read the sentences. Tick (        ) the box if you know the word.

How many do you know?

Any questions?

Read the words out in English

Review

Which personal information is used in an algorithm to give you recommendations when you are surfing the internet?