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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 8 Digital Media and Your Brain commonsense.org/education Shareable with attribution for noncommercial use. Remixing is permitted. Essential Question How does digital media try to hook you, and what can you do about

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Digital Media and Your Brain

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 8

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Essential Question

How does digital media try to hook you, and what can you do about it?

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Explore ways that different types of digital media are, and aren't, designed to help us make good media choices. Reflect on how digital media is designed to either help or hinder the addition of meaning and value in our lives. Think about how to develop good, healthy habits when using digital media.

Learning Objectives l 2 3

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What do you think when

you see this image?

What caption would you

write for this image?

OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

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What are some things you like to do on your phone or other devices? Why do you enjoy doing these different activities?

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KEY VOCABULARY

Habit

Something we do automatically without thinking

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Discuss with a partner:

What media habits did teens

talk about?

Which features of design

hooked them?

Do you think their media habits

add value and meaning to their lives? Explain.

WATCH + DISCUSS

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KEY VOCABULARY

Addictive design

Features or aspects of a device or app that are intended to hook the user into frequent use

Feedback loop

A response to something you do or post online that causes your brain to experience a temporary moment of pleasure

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Likes, dislikes, or other ratings
Comments
The ability to share pictures and see other

peoples' pictures

Streaks
Videos with autoplay features
Livestreaming

Addictive Design Features

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KEY VOCABULARY

Humane design

Features or aspects of a device or app that prioritize what's good for people's lives

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GROUP WORK: HUMANE OR BRAIN DRAIN?

1. Using the half sheet of paper create a two column

chart with the headers: Humane Design & Addictive Design

2. Choose a device, app, or website that you spend a

lot of time using.

3. Think about the different features it has and

whether they are humanely designed or addictively designed.

Directions

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GROUP WORK: HUMANE OR BRAIN DRAIN? (PART 2)

With 2-3 people sitting near you, brainstorm some guidelines to help you keep track of your behavior as you use different apps with addictive design.

Collaboration

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