Great way to gain a sense of the social world through an entertaining game.
Submitted 3 years ago
Community Review for Harmony Square
My Take
I think this is a great resource for teaching individuals about social media. Something that could be done better is the scoring. It was not very clear what my score was based on.
How I Use It
I have not used this with students, but I used it myself and it worked really well. I liked how they have a score and pathways and it felt very seamless. I wish sometimes they had more options, but I understand how it could complicate things.
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Ariel B.
College or university
December 11, 2023
Great teaching tool to attract students to know online manipulation
Through this game, students can learn how social media and news intersect to manipulate public opinion and know about the five types of manipulation. Students can intuitively realize the huge influence of media manipulation by playing the role of media manipulators, thus thinking critically about the news and posts they see.
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LUCA P.
September 28, 2021
Great way to show students how easily someone can manipulate situation in the world online.
I think this is a great real world simulation of what happens when debates get heated and people begin to cause issues just to get a rise through social manipulation.
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KATHRYN R.
September 28, 2021
Online learning tool to teach cyberbullying
I think this website does a good job of helping students understand online communication. It puts them into situations that they have to solve for themselves and while they click through and read they learn what they should and should not say on the internet. Some of the wording may be confusing for some students but really tries to grab their attention to the topics.
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