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My Media Use: A Personal Challenge

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 7

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Essential Question

What is your strategy for finding media balance?

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WARM UP: TAKING STOCK

Media includes television, videos, gaming, music, texting, social media, homework, and utilities such as camera and map apps. What is Media?

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Media Inventory

Directions:

• 1. Create 3 columns on your half sheet of paper
• 2. Label columns from left to right: What, When,

and How Much

• 3. Choose the type of media you use the most and

fill in the chart.

ACTIVITY: THINK-PAIR-SHARE

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What? When?

What are the media you're consuming (or creating)? For example, are you watching a movie? Searching for videos on YouTube? Playing online games? What device(s) are you using to consume (or create) the media? When are you consuming (or creating) the media? What day of the week? What time of day? What else is happening at this time (e.g., during dinnertime, right after waking up in the morning, etc.)? How much are you consuming? How long did you spend consuming (or creating) the media? How often do you consume the media?

What makes a healthy media plan for me?

How much?

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What are some of the efgects—positive and negative—of media use? Let’s share as a class.

ACTIVITY: WRITE-PAIR-SHARE

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Here are some possible responses:

• Connected: I feel connected to my friends and community.
• Smart: I learn things that are important to my life.
• In the know: I get information about events and new ideas or trends.
• Unique: I can express myself through my participation online.
• Stressed: I feel worried or hassled. I feel pressure to constantly check my

phone.

• Insecure: I feel less confident or less important than other people.
• Bummed: I feel bad because I spend too much time using media and I don’t

get to do other things (non-media activities like playing sports, hobbies, etc.).

• Tired: I watched too much TV, gamed too much, or was on my phone late

and didn't get enough sleep.

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OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

Source: Center for Humane Technology, 2018.

What do you notice in this graphic? What stands out to you?

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KEY VOCABULARY

Media balance

Using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)

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Recommended Guidelines

• Only use my device in ways that lead to positive feelings (in

the moment or later).

• Pay attention to friends and family by putting my device

down when I'm with them.

• Limit the number of things I post online to ____ per day/week.
• Mute or unfollow people whose posts lead to negative

feelings.

• Put my phone to "bed" at night by recharging in another

room.

• Set timers while using certain apps so I don't lose track of

time.

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ACTIVITY: MY MEDIA-BALANCE STRATEGY

1. Flip Media Inventory Sheet over (your half sheet of paper) 2. Number and answer these questions: a. Which media choices give you the most benefits? What are those benefits? b. What signs might show that your media choices are out of balance? What can you do to change the situation? c. What is one step you can take right now to be more media balanced? Write a concrete and actionable step you will

• take. In your response, include any challenges you might

face and how you will address them.

Directions

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