Escaping the Echo Chamber

• Beware The Algorithms.

• This KS4 teaching resource bundle on "Recognising and Navigating Algorithmic Influence & Filter Bubbles" offers a comprehensive curriculum aligned with the National Curriculum for Computing, English, and Citizenship.

• It equips students with critical skills to understand how algorithms and AI shape online experiences, influence content exposure, and contribute to filter bubbles and echo chambers.

• The bundle emphasises digital literacy, online safety, and respectful engagement with diverse viewpoints, helping learners identify algorithmic bias, misinformation, and credible sources.

• Included are practical, discussion-led lessons featuring real-world examples like Google’s encryption experiment, promoting active learning about machine learning and algorithmic complexity.

• With a focus on managing personal settings and digital footprints, this resource supports educators in fostering informed, responsible digital citizens capable of critically navigating modern online environments.

• Keywords: algorithms, filter bubbles, digital literacy, algorithmic bias, online safety, KS4 computing resources, misinformation education.

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• To know how to recognise and navigate algorithmic influence and filter bubbles.

• Explore how algorithms and filter bubbles influence what we see online.

• Practise seeking diverse views and changing personal settings to avoid narrow perspectives.

• I know that algorithms and AI can shape my online experience by deciding what I see first.

• I know that online communities can be helpful, but not all groups or content are safe or genuine.

• I know that it’s important to hear views different from my own or my friends’.

• I can explain what “echo chamber” and “filter bubble” mean.

• I can spot when I’m seeing the same types of content repeatedly and know how to change my settings.

• I can look for credible information that offers views different from mine.

• Domain 5 - Being Connected.