L7 Sec: AI and echo chambers

Teacher notes

This lesson has been designed to be the 7th in the Digital and Media Literacy Course. See the teacher toolkit for more detailed information about this course and also a link to a useful glossary - https://help.lyfta.com/en/articles/11130654-critical-digital-media-literacy-course-toolkit. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS3 PSHE H17/22/30. how to identify risk and manage personal safety, including online, L20. that features of the internet can amplify risks and opportunities; L23. seeking a variety of perspectives and assessing evidence; L25. to make informed decisions about media/digital content, develop skills to act on them; L26. that on any issue there will be a range of viewpoints. KS4 PSHE L22. that there are positive and safe ways to create and share content online and the opportunities this offers; L24. that social media may disproportionately feature exaggerated/ inaccurate information; to recognise why and how this may influence opinions and perceptions; L25/ L26 how personal data is generated, collected and shared, and the consequences of this; how data used to influence decisions, including targeted advertising and other forms of personalisation online; strategies to manage this; L27. strategies to critically assess bias, reliability and accuracy. KS5 PSHE Covers aspects of L20, L21, L22, L23 and especially L24. to be a critical consumer of online information in all its forms, including recognising bias, propaganda and manipulation. **By the end of the lesson, students will: - Understand how echo chambers form, through personal habits and algorithmic design - Reflect on how limited exposure can impact empathy, knowledge, and trust - Explore practical ways to notice, challenge, or shift their own digital filters - Consider the emotional and social dimensions of encountering different perspectives.** **Echo Chambers**: An online space where people only hear opinions that match their own - limiting exposure to other views. Echo chambers can increase division, polarisation, and a false sense of certainty.