⚖️ Phase 3 - Investigation
⚖️ Critique
⏱ 10 minutes
Task 5 - Group B: The ICT Critic
While Group A researched the "how-to" of survival, your job is evaluation and ethics: look at their tools and ask, "Is this actually helping us survive, or is it a trap?"
Critique challenges - tap to open each one
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The "Double-Edged Sword" Audit
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For every "Benefit" the Protectors found, identify one "Hidden Cost." Example: if Group A says "social media spreads cultural beauty," you might critique: "But does it also turn that culture into a trend that people consume and then forget?"
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The "Algorithm Police" roleplay
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Investigate how specific apps are designed to break our Silence & Focus. How does an app's design specifically target our Inner Motivation, replacing it with a need for "likes" or "clout"?
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The "Wonder vs. Echo" analysis
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Does the internet actually help us discover diverse perspectives, or does it just show us more of what we already like (the Echo Chamber)? Think of a time an algorithm led you down a "rabbit hole" instead of somewhere new.
Your deliverable
Group B deliverable
Write 3 "Hidden Costs" for the Protectors' tools, then take a stance in the Ethics Jury.
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The Ethics Jury - 4 Corners Debate
Statement: "Anonymity is the only way to survive online."
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
✅ Reality Check submitted - Group C will build with what you've learned.
Bridge to Group C
"Your tools are powerful, but how do we make sure the technology serves our identity, rather than our identity serving the technology? Group C will now build a real answer."
What happens in Task 5
A 10-minute Phase 3 - Investigation activity as "Group B - The ICT Critic." Students open three critique challenges, then write three "Hidden Costs" for the Protectors' tools and take a stance in a 4-Corners Ethics Jury debate on anonymity.
🎯 Learning objectives
Focus on evaluation and ethics - reviewing tools identified by Group A and asking whether they actually help us survive, or introduce new risks (digital commodification, addictive design, echo chambers).
♿ SEN Adaptations
- Voice input accepted for all three "Hidden Cost" fields
- Simplified 2-position debate (Agree / Disagree) available on request
🖨️ No-Tech Format
- T-Chart drawn on shared poster paper instead of a digital board
- Physical 4-Corners debate - students actually move to a labelled corner of the room