Tools & Resources
youknow (2014): Big Data (explain it), München. An animated introduction to the world of Big Data, benefits and application areas, and ethical issues. Eine animierte Einführung in die Welt von Big Data, Nutzen und Anwendungsfelder sowie ethische Probleme.
Digitalführerschein DsiN Deutschland sicher im Netz course level Online-Kurs Gefahrenschutz sicher Teilnahmezertifikat Beruf The “Digitalführerschein” is an online course that covers various topics around digital media for beginners to advanced learners. Users can select their knowledge level (beginner, intermediate or advanced) and learn about digital devices, the internet, online communication, Read more
DataSkop (2022). Simulator “Plattformdynamiken”. The simulator “Plattformdynamiken” is an interactive online tool that aims to demonstrate to users how recommendation algorithms (or “recommender systems”) work. These are used to sort and recommend content on many online platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Spotify or sales portals. The simulator allows users to Read more
ProPrivacy (no date). Privacy Tool Hub. The Privacy Tool Hub by ProPrivacy is a collection of online tools that can help users to protect their data online. The tools mostly address advanced users, who already know the basics of data collection online, and want to, for example, examine the strength Read more
Institut für Digitale Ethik der Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart: Privat-o-Mat. Stuttgart. The ‘Privat-o-Mat’ / Privacymeter is an online quiz that helps internet users to reflect and understand their own behaviour online and their habits regarding data protection. The website asks users 15 questions on different aspects of their daily digital Read more
Interactive Media Foundation (2021): Your Data Mirror, Berlin. The website “Your Data Mirror” aims to sensitize young adults to the topic of data collection and draws attention to the connection between personal data and possible effects on democracy and society. An interactive and personalized web application based on users’ Instagram Read more
Digitale Lernwerkstatt: Wie wird Big Data genutzt? – Beispiele. Unterrichtseinheit. The teaching unit “How is Big Data used? Examples” is aimed at students aged 14 and older in high schools, junior high schools, secondary schools and vocational schools. It explains what the sources of Big Data analytics are and gives Read more
KairUs (2020): Suspicious Behavior. A Data Annotation Tutorial. The project “Suspicious Behavior” (2020) by the media art duo Linda Kronman and Andreas Zingerle provides an impressive insight into a world in which artificial intelligences are trained to automatically recognize suspicious situations and distinguish “normal” from “abnormal” behavior. In a tutorial, Read more
3sat (2020): Google & Co.: Im Netz des Neokapitalismus – Teil 1, 19:33 Min. (verfügbar bis 07.09.2025) In the first part of this two-part video series on surveillance capitalism, Scobel describes how digitalization has changed capitalism and society. He explains the prehistory of surveillance capitalism and draws a bow from Read more
Hötter, Johannes; Warmuth, Christian (2021): Künstliche Intelligenz und Maschinelles Lernen in der Praxis. Online-Kurs vom 6. Oktober bis 3. November 2021 The free online course “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Practice” by Master’s students Johannes Hötter and Christian Warmuth on openHPI is aimed at high school students as well Read more