Online motivations and bias

RSHE (PSHE)

Recognising fake and AI-generated images

Algorithms and echo chambers

Verifying what I see online

Finding health information online

This unit focuses on distinguishing truth from misinformation online and developing critical thinking skills. Pupils learn about online motivations and bias, recognising fake and AI-generated images, algorithms and echo chambers, verifying content and finding reliable health information.

Media influence: How do I decide what is true online?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

in this context, to put something online, like a video, image or text

Match the word to the correct definition.

Why might someone be motivated to post online?

We can't be biased if we're kind to people.

It is important to recognise our own bias.

Everyone who posts online is motivated by the same thing.

We should think about a person's motivation when we see their posts online.

We can never guess what someone's motivation is online.

People can show bias online, especially if they will earn money from it.

If we are biased without realising it, this is called {{}} bias.

detailed information about us stored online

We should restrict the number of apps that have access to our location.

We are unable to delete accounts online once we have created them.

Social media companies use our data for advertising.

We should never upload our data to the cloud.

someone famous or trying to be famous by posting online

Even though many websites are free to access, we often have to give companies our ...

__________ are tiny files that allow the website to remember your device.

An algorithm is a set of rules used or created by a ...

Online motivations and bias

Lesson outcome

Content guidance