Algorithm Training
Tell students that you’re now going to try consciously training an app’s algorithm.
You can have students do this activity individually or in small groups, or you can do it together as a class.
If students are doing it individually or in small groups, read through the instructions in the student chapter Algorithm training. Students can refresh and train their TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube accounts if they have one of those. If they do not have an account on any of those apps, or do not want to have the app forget what it already knows about them, you can log them into this YouTube account:
Email address: Tamealgorithm@gmail.com
Password: Gmsh2tyae!
If you are doing it together as a class, use the YouTube account above and go through the following instructions on a digital projector or digital whiteboard:
- Go to Myactivity.google.com
- Click or tap Manage Your Watch History
- Select Delete Activity
- Choose All Time.