20 december

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today

- Watching; The Social Dilemma

- Answer the questions on LessonUp

The Social Dilemma 

What is a dilemma?

What do you think the documentary 'The Social Dilemma' is about?

Which social media companies do you know?

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The upcoming lessons:

- We will be watching parts of the documentary

- We will be answering questions about the documentary 

- We will be having discussions/talk about the documentary

www.netflix.com

The Social Dilemma 

Do you remember?

We just watched the first part of the documentary: 'The Social Dilemma

• What are algorithms?
• Which online activities were mainly saved?
• What is the main purpose of the biggest tech companies?

How does Google/Youtube/Tiktok earn money?

What are social media companies doing in return for that money?

What do companies like; TikTok, Youtube, Snapchat, etc. sell?

1. advertisements
2. Your time and attention
3. videos
4. Nothing. It's free.

How come when you 'swipe' on social media, you want to keep swiping?

1. It feels nice to swipe on your phone
2. You don't like what you're seeing, so you swipe further
3. There is constantly something else on your screen

What do you think that Putin sees when he types in "Ukraine" in google?

What is a benefit of personalized content for you?

What is a benefit of personalized content for big social media companies?

What are the cons of personalized content?

What does the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol have to do with social media?