Using a critical eye to review the power of social media through it’s technology, algorhythms and artificial intelligence is important for educators to consider impacts on professional and personal lives (for both teacher and student) when introducing or encouraging use of technology platforms.
Reward System: Connectivity or addiction? Try putting your phone down or not looking at that alert that has popped up on your screen, this is all linked to the dopamine reward system and the below resources generate some insightful topics on how our lives are now intertwined with the mobile phone. The irony of this post, is that in sharing it all relies on you accessing it through the various social media platforms that are the focus of the documentary. To ease my conscience, this blog is free open access and generates no revenue.