Year 10 - Computing
Social media bubbles
Online safety
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will evaluate the online world and their own internet activity for safety concerns in order to equip themselves with tools for protecting their online identities. They key takeaway of this unit is a repository of practical, risk-reducing steps that pupils can implement online.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the impacts of filter bubbles and fake news.
Key Notes
- Social media bubbles can be created by big data processes.
- Social media bubbles can exacerbate the harms of fake news.
- Social media bubbles make it harder to come to a consensus on how the internet should be regulated.
- Fake news is the term given to information online that is deliberately misleading.
- Digital media, AI and social media platforms have helped increase the amount of fake news and its impacts.
Vocabulary To Learn
- filter bubble: an online phenomenon whereby the content you see is different depending on your internet history
- echo chamber: a space (online or offline) where you are only exposed to like-minded content or opinions
- fake news: news that contains deliberate disinformation
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When two people type in the same search term into a search engine, they will get the same results.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Social media bubbles can be created by big data processes. Social media bubbles can exacerbate the harms of fake news.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'filter bubble'
an online phenomenon whereby the content you see is different depending on your internet history. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: When two people type in the same search term into a search engine, they will get the same results. Correction: Two people could search the same term online, but based on their search history, they could receive very different results.
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