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English I Articles for Discussion

Technology & Society

Find your article in the list below. Then:

Open the article
SKIM it (do not read the entire article); pay attention to information ABOUT the article
Think about where on the spectrum of intended audience/creation process/type of information and purpose your article falls
Go to your assigned number in the classroom
With others in your group, rank the articles from least to most on your assigned spectrum.

The Digital Divide: What is Next?
Facebook won't limit political ad targeting or stop false claims under new ad rules
Implications of Digital Inclusion: Digitalization in Terms of Time Use from a Gender Perspective
In defense of robots: why we should not reject technology in order to 'protect' workers
Pandemic underscores digital divide facing students and educators
Screen time: Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong
Searching for Privacy in the Internet of Bodies
Social Media Does Not Reflect the Real America
A socioeconomic related 'digital divide' exists in how, not if, young people use computers
Why crime is falling so fast: how social media obsession, smartphone addiction, and even violent video games, have made the world a surprisingly safe place

Activity: Distinguish between source types

You will be assigned an article to skim and one of the categories below to consider as you skim the article. Where on the spectrum do you think your article would fall - the low end, the middle, or the high end?

Intended audience

No knowledge of topic --------------------> Some basic knowledge of topic ----------------------------------> Expert on subject

Creation process

Quickly created, little review ------------------> Some time, effort, fact checking or review -----------------> Lots of time, effort and review

Type of information

Informal, speculative, entertaining -------------------> Some research mixed with opinion, persuasive --------------------> Formal, research-based