Learning Target: I can explain how social media companies try to addict us to using their services.
Warm Up: Political Cartoon: Americans Hate Social Media, But Can't Stop Using Them
Opening: Directions: After looking at today's political cartoon students will answer the questions in GoFormative.
GoFormative: Hate Social Media, But Can't Stop Using Them
Work Session: Directions: The students will watch video with questions, "Brain Hacking." A link to the transcript of this video has been provided. If students want they can follow along by reading the transcript or using it to look back for answers to the questions.
Video: Brain Hacking - 60 Minutes Transcript
Closing: Directions: The students will ask his or her parent(s) 1) if the parents are addicted to social media and 2) who are the social media's customers. Students are then to share with their parent(s) the techniques that these technology companies use to cause us to be addicted and if the parent(s) answered question #2 incorrectly to explain who the social media companies real customers are.
Standard(s): MA6.CN.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
a. Identify and build media arts skills that support a variety of career options, higher order thinking, problem-solving, creativity, cultural experiences, and historical events in a global learning context.
MA6.CN.2 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
a. Identify and describe trends in the media arts and communicate how the issues of time, place, and culture are reflected to increase innovation and quality of work (e.g. bridging cultural differences, interdisciplinary study, differing perspectives).
b. Synthesize the use and impact of digital citizenship to include copyright, plagiarism, citations, resource validation, and social media.
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