Information as a Commodity:
What is your online use worth? Student talk about how much money their online habits make for social media (Google could work too).
Students get a worksheet to estimate their value to social media.
In the past year, how many times a week did you:
Sign in to social media:
Click on an ad in social media:
Share pictures, stories, videos on social media:
Add all the numbers then multiply by (some formula) : $
Use PollEverywhere or a chart to have student report their value estimates.
Give or show students: https://qz.com/335473/heres-how-much-money-you-made-for-facebook-last-year/
Where there any surprises. Do you think you should get some of that money or are you okay with social media making that money? Why or why not?
Framework 3: Information has Value
Definition: Information is worth money. It can be bought and sold. It is valuable because seekers learn from it & use it to influence others. Economic, legal, and social forces influence how it is created, used, packaged & traded.
Example of a characteristic of this frame differentiated by learners’ level:
Librarian author: Miriam Intrator
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Year |
Level |
Action/Skill |
Attitudes |
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Freshman |
Novice |
Cites when they quote, often with formatting mistakes. |
Underestimates time and work required to create a product |
|
Sophomore |
Aware |
Summarizes and paraphrases easily. Defines plagiarism correctly. |
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Junior |
Able |
Usually, cites with correct citations; can follow the chain of references. Protects personal information online most of time. |
Experience teaches that research take a lot of time and work. Sometimes sees that they are not only consumers but producers of information. |
|
Senior |
Knowledgeable |
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Graduate |
Skilled |
Cites correctly. Shows how ideas morph from source to source. Recognizes that personal information is also a commodity, so is careful to fully protect personal products in cyber space. |
Values the time and work required to create a good product. |
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Expert |
Experienced |
Publishes their work with political insight about the flaws & prejudices in marketplace. Produces unique research. |
See themselves as authors and leaders. |
Source: Ohio University: https://ohio.app.box.com/s/6ibteg78nrhrd4p9qg6re9vvk04jetko
