HLML Social Media Dilemma

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SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY BLAMED FOR “NEGATIVE EFFECTS” ON SOCIETY

AGREE

DISAGREE

NO OPINION

MOST PEOPLE CONFORM TO SOCIETY’S DEFINITION OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

AGREE

DISAGREE

NO OPINION

Social media just gives kids a new platform to act out those same old behaviors.

DISAGREE

NO OPINION

AGREE

Protecting privacy and competition shouldn’t come at cost of stifling innovation.

DISAGREE

NO OPINION

AGREE

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE BIG TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES?

Let them do the mind map 

When you say TGIF to your parents it use to mean Thank God it's Friday  - but now it means

Twitter, Google, Instagram and Facebook. 

The influence and reach of the Big Tech companies has become far too powerful.

AGREE

DISAGREE

NO OPINION

Twitter’s ban of the president is proof of the company’s unprecedented and unaccountable power. This is okay.

AGREE

DISAGREE

Since this week it's been a lot quieter on TWITTER. This is because of the ban that they instigated on Trump. What about freedom of speech?

Open your notes

1. Discuss this quotation: “Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers ‘users’” – Edward Tufte

2. Is unconscious manipulation of the consumer any different from regular marketing and advertising?

3. Do you feel the society you live in has become more and more polarized?

4. Where do you usually get your news information? How do you know you can trust this source?

5. Do The Netherlands have a problem with ‘fake news’? Have you experienced fake news yourself?

From their homework before they watched the documentary Discuss a few of the answers that they came up with.

Enjoyed watching the documentary
The Social Dilemma

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What are intermittent reinforcement?

In behaviorism, Intermittent Reinforcement is a conditioning schedule in which a reward or punishment (reinforcement) is not administered every time the desired response is performed. 

What are your intermittent reinforcement(s)?

Choose one of the following statements

I have control over my telephone

My telephone controls me

What will our world be like in 20 years? 

The 3 Dilemmas

The democracy dilemma

The mental health dilemma

The discrimination dilemma

The mental health dilemma

Addiction, anxiety and depression. Platforms are designed to reward distraction and keep us hooked – at the expense of our wellbeing – to fuel their business.

The democracy dilemma

Political polarization and divisiveness. Content that promotes outrage, deception, and conspiracy is promoted as a way to drive more engagement. Stronger ideological rifts make cooperation and compromise increasingly difficult and ultimately sabotage our democracy.

The discrimination dilemma

Algorithmic bias and the amplification of hate. Algorithms are not equipped to detect hate speech and the data harnessed by our online activity is used by institutions in ways that can harm and discriminate against marginalized communities.

What is the difference between an argumentative and opinion essay?

An opinion is a point of view formed without sufficient evidence to support it. It tends to reflect an individual's instinctive reactions and personal experience.

An argument involves arriving at a judgement which is based on an evaluation of relevant ideas and evidence.

Begin with the end in mind

Argumentative Essay on one of the three dilemmas. 

For next lesson - Monday

You will have revisited your notes on the documetary. 

You will have chosen one of the three dilemmas that you feel strongly about

You will have 3 found secondary sources (news articles, short films, other opinions)  to support your claim.