Persuasive Technology, has a clear and accessible introduction to persuasive design with discussion questions that could support teachers unfamiliar with the subject. The race to profit from attention incentivizes companies to develop increasingly persuasive techniques – notifications, social cues, personalized feeds, and more – to keep you coming back and monitor your behavior to analyze you as well as they can. In this resource, you’ll learn: what persuasive technology is, why we’re vulnerable to it, how to identify persuasive design features on the apps you use. By understanding persuasive technology, you’ll be able to identify the difference between technology that uses you and humane technology that is useful to you. Source: Persuasive Technology
Level(s): Elementary, Middle, High
Discipline(s): Analyzing Influences, Accessing valid and reliable Information
Lesson Plan? No
Classroom Ready? No
Partial, supplemental/supportive (PSS): Yes
Aligned with CASEL Competencies/SEL: No
Paid or Free? Free
