Im webbasierten Browserspiel “Can you break the algorithm” schlüpfen die Nutzer*innen in die Rolle einer neuen Redakteurin, die versucht den Algorithmus der fiktiven Social Media App “TikTube” zu entschlüsseln. Aus einer journalistischen Perspektive lehrt das Spiel wie Algorithmen funktionieren und warum es so schwierig ist, die ‚Black Box Algorithmus‘ zu Read more…
The fragFINN series provides children with easily understandable explanations of interesting topics in the digital world. The series currently consists of twelve short educational videos, in which the ‘web caterpillar’ FINN and the host Esther Brandt explore the colourful and exciting world of the internet together. The episode “Digital Traces”, Read more…
The YouTube video ‘You Will Wish You Watched This Before You Started Using Social Media’ uses video excerpts from interviews and speeches to illustrate the negative consequences of the surveillance capitalist interests of social media corporations, including scientifically proven psychological consequences such as addiction, depression, and loss of concentration. It Read more…
A toolbox for democracy learning, digitalisation and non-formal education. The toolbox offers and shares experience, methods and inspiration for active citizenship-related learning and empowerment in communities, schools, or non-formal learning spaces, in organizations, universities or initiatives. The data collected is aimed at educators and includes, for example, methods for planning and Read more…
Jakob and the Cybermights is an interactive point-and-click adventure game that playfully educates players about an appropriate use of social media. The game aims to create a safe environment for learning media literacy skills, tailored to the target audience. Users themselves experience and resolve issues related to the digital world Read more…
This collection of materials by the Austrian EU-funded initiative ‘Saferinternet.at’ contains up-to-date information, tips and advice for a safe use of the internet, all addressing young people. The materials include quizzes, comics, flyers, guides and many more for young people to choose from. Die Materialsammlung der österreichischen, EU-geförderten Initiative ‘Saferinternet.at’ Read more…
The website “Datenparty” provides information for teenagers on the topics of data protection and personal rights. In addition to comprehensive information, the site also offers exciting link recommendations for further exploration. The resource addresses not only teenagers, but also their parents and educators. Due to the page layout and the Read more…
ProPublica (2016): Breaking The Black Box, New York. In the age of increasing automation, in which machines are making more and more decisions for us, the information service “Breaking the Black Box” aims to shed more light on the thicket of automated decision-making systems. In a small series of articles, Read more…
This is the website by the nonprofit organisation Center for Humane Technology. The website includes a variety of resources that can be used to educate about digital technologies and data, such as a film, a podcast, several toolkits and an online course. The website has individual sections for youth, parents Read more…
DataSkop (2022). Simulator “Plattformdynamiken”. The simulator “Plattformdynamiken” is an interactive online tool that aims to demonstrate to users how recommendation algorithms (or “recommender systems”) work. These are used to sort and recommend content on many online platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Spotify or sales portals. The simulator allows users to Read more…