How Do Emotions Snowball?

HK$3,600.00

Digital Literacy Training Video

Interactive Activities and Resources Included

Age Group: 8-14 years old

Estimated Time: 20-45 mins

Did you know that negative emotions spread faster online than neutral or positive emotions? In this training, learn how algorithmic bias and the way that social media is designed encourages certain emotions to be shared faster and what you can do as a user to contribute to a healthy and supportive online community.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about emotional contagion theory and how this affects how people use technology 

  • Understand how the design of websites and social media apps can contribute to emotional contagion and an over sharing of negative emotions over positive ones

  • Recognise the choices you have as a social media user on an everyday level around what to share and what emotions you can choose to put out into the world

Themes

Mental Health and Cyber Well-Being, Social Media

Digital Literacy Training Video

Interactive Activities and Resources Included

Age Group: 8-14 years old

Estimated Time: 20-45 mins

Did you know that negative emotions spread faster online than neutral or positive emotions? In this training, learn how algorithmic bias and the way that social media is designed encourages certain emotions to be shared faster and what you can do as a user to contribute to a healthy and supportive online community.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about emotional contagion theory and how this affects how people use technology 

  • Understand how the design of websites and social media apps can contribute to emotional contagion and an over sharing of negative emotions over positive ones

  • Recognise the choices you have as a social media user on an everyday level around what to share and what emotions you can choose to put out into the world

Themes

Mental Health and Cyber Well-Being, Social Media

Aligned with HK Information Literacy Framework 與香港資訊素養框架接軌

Aligned with EU Digital Competency Framework 2.2 與歐盟數位能力框架保持一致 2.2

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 5, 10, 16 與聯合國永續發展目標保持一致


Product Details

  • This product is a digital training video. After payment you will receive an email confirming payment and the link to the training. Please note this product requires a stable wifi connection for all activities and exercises to run smoothly.

  • This product is available in English, Cantonese (廣東話), Mandarin (普通话), Japanese (日本語) and Korean (한국인). Please contact us directly for languages other than English.

  • To ensure quality interactions and discussions, we recommend using each training with no more than 30 students per instructor.

  • Accessibility: this training video contains voiceovers and is suitable for low-vision or hearing-impaired audiences.