Media balance and Well being: Finding My Media Balance (ages 10-11)
Learning Objectives:
Reflect on how balanced they are in their daily lives.
Consider what "media balance" means and how it applies to them.
Create a personalised plan for healthy and balanced media use.
Video Link (Play to class or students can click to view).
My Media Balance
Students learn a framework for making informed media choices and to help them find healthy media balance in their lives.
Media Use (printable doc or go to CS website and share an online copy with students) Diary Directions
Think about which media and non-media choices help you feel healthy and balanced. Use the chart to plan out your perfect day.
For each choice, fill in the columns. You can include more than one activity in each row just draw in the lines yourself!
"What?"
"When?"
"How Much?"
Media balance and Well being: Your Rings of Responsibility (ages 8-10)
Use the slide presentation below (with links to videos) to explore the topic.
Video link (Play to class or student's can click to view)
Common Sense Media curriculum resources (you can create an account to connect as a Teacher)
6 Core Topics of Digital Citizenship (out schools' 3Ps program also cover these areas : Private, Polite, Positive:
Media and Well being
Privacy and Security
Digital Footprint and Identity
Relationships and Communication
Cyberbullying
News and Media Literacy