Chapter 4A: Watching

Idiom
What is an algorithm?
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Idiom
What is an algorithm?

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Idiom
What is an algorithm?

A set of instructions to solve a problem or complete a task.

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Learning goals
By the end of this lesson:

  • You can explain how your personal information is used for suggestions created by algorithms 
  • You can use the vocabulary from A. Watching
  • Why is this useful?

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Road map
  • Bell ringer
  • Learning goals
  • Warm-up: personal recommendations
  • Vocabulary
  • Task instruction
  • Work on tasks
  • Review
  • Looking ahead

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Warm-up
You often get recommendations on the internet, for example when
you watch YouTube. What are these recommendations that an
algorithm makes, based on?

Discuss with your neighbour(s)
Come up with at least 3


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2:00

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Data -> traces you leave online:
Your search history
your profile
your surfing behaviour
popularity
Warm-up
Watch the YouTube clip. You will listen for specific information.

After watching:
  • Give one fact from the video that you already knew
  • Give one fact from the video that is new to you.


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users  only seen content relevant to them
Based on likes/What is popular?
Algorithm needs 300 likes to know a user
Can also glean private info that they haven't shared


Warm-up

  • Give one fact from the video that you already knew
  • Give one fact from the video that is new to you.


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Instruction: p. 50 A
Read the sentences. Tick (        ) the box if you know the word.
How many do you know?

Group A: Do you know more than 10 already? Complete the crossword.
Group B: Do you know less than 10? Let's study them together with a handout before you do the crossword.

Any questions?

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Read the words out in English
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Work until: 13h20
Group A

Group B
Complete the crossword puzzle
Create a quiz for the wordlist (multiple choice with 3 options)
Study the words on the handout
Complete the crossword puzzle

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Review
Which personal information is used in an algorithm to give you recommendations when you are surfing the internet?

Do the quizzes with the class.

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Looking ahead
Tomorrow: B. Theme words
Tuesday: Assessment (mine!)

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