https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p In the quote below Noble shares ideas about how she would work against current algorithms. How do you feel about these ideas? What ideas might you have? Or What might you still have questions about when it comes to this topic? Please respond to two peers. en-us 2020-10-11 18:43:59 UTC 2025-11-09 02:47:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://safiyaunoble.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/AlgorithmsOnAmazon-copy.jpg mgreen410 https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/820162958 On page 180 of Algorithms of Oppression Noble states:
“Imagine instead that all of our results were delivered in a visual rainbow of color that symbolized a controlled set of categories such that everything on the screen that was red was pornographic, everything that was green was business or commerce related, everything orange was entertainment, and so forth. In this kind of scenario, we could see the entire indexable web and click on the colors we are interested in and go deeply into the shades we want to see.”(2018)]]> 2020-10-11 23:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/820162958 kierra_williamshenry https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/827214563 I thought this idea was a good start because us as teachers would never want to send our scholars on a search for example for black history moth of a young black child their age and they be shown/introduced to an inappropriate scene that they would hav never been exposed to.  The colors would not block them from being on the internet, but it will be some type of barrier of screener to protect the innocence, racial, and gender biases that are unwarranted.  We still want to use the technology this color coding will help stakeholders using it responsibly and with good intentions. ]]> 2020-10-14 02:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/827214563 meghan_ennis1 https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/834109649 I thought that this solution was different as well as interesting. I think that this would be a good place for us to begin the "change" with our current search engine algorithms. Some adjustments might need to be made after we make the initial switch, but that is to be expected with any new implementation. 


One idea that I have is to for the the searcher to be able to choose among a list of resources that they would like to see on on their search results page. For example, Wikipedia is a website that comes up at the top of the majority of searches that you make. However, it is not a reliable source because anyone can openly edit the page. So, if I was researching a topic and needed scholarly resources, I would not "check" off Wikipedia on my list of results to see. 

Noble has forced me to think long and hard about websites and search engines that I once relied on daily! ]]> 2020-10-15 22:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/834109649 samwarnke10 https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/843107203 I think this idea has the potential to help improve search engines a lot. I especially like the idea of labeling the categories by color, as I think that would work for kids as well as adults. If only words were used to describe each category, then younger children might not be able to read the words or know what they mean.

I think it would also be helpful for search engines to include filters that you can apply to your searches. It would help to narrow down results and users could find what they are looking for more quickly. I'm not sure if either of these solutions would be perfect, but they could definitely be a start towards improving search engines!]]> 2020-10-20 00:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/843107203 kelli_goetz96 https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/843341044 Noble highlights gross problems in Google’s algorithm for sharing information. Noble (2018) reports that because the pornography industry is wealthy, it is capable of purchasing keyword identifiers and promoting itself so their pages appear on the first page of many search results. In addition, due to the lack of diversity in Google and Yelp’s companies, minorities and their businesses are underrepresented online. Misinformation can be published on the first page of search results rather than accurate and challenging journalism pieces. By codifying search results with a color to share what type of result is posted, users can more easily see what is showing up first, and perhaps Google employees can identify what problems exist in their algorithms and fix them. This would be one step in having more transparent search results, but I think Noble’s idea of entrusting librarians and academic institutions with disseminating reliable articles and sources of knowledge seems to be a better long-term solution for helping users find accurate information and more appropriate search results rather than results from companies that can afford better search result placement.
-Kelli Goetz]]> 2020-10-20 02:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/843341044 misslindsay1 https://padlet.com/mgreen410/pzkb8zw5o2nrxt1p/wish/843346147 Knowing that search engines are controlled by money has made me rethink how I use and rely on them to provide reliable and trustworthy information. As I teach my students about the internet, how to properly protect their privacy, establish a digital footprint, and search using reliable sites, the idea of categorizing sites using Noble's rainbow categories could help to make it safer for them. I would also add "age of expected audience" to the sites so that my students would be able to easily identify sites that are not appropriate for their age group. After watching "Social Dilemma" on Netflix, I am also concerned with how much time my students are spending online. If the sites/search engines/browsers could send a message to people to say "you've been online for 2 hours, maybe you should give your eyes and brain a break," that could help with our reliance on sites that are vying for our attention. 

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