My Media Choices
Lesson 6
We all make choices every day about the media we consume and create. But do kids understand what makes a media choice healthy or not? Hint: It's about more than just screen time. Use the activities in this lesson to give kids a framework for making informed media choices.
Essential Question:
What makes a healthy media choice?
Students will be able to:
Learn the "What? When? How Much?" framework for describing their media choices.
Use this framework and their emotional responses to evaluate how healthy different types of media choices are.
Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.
Key Vocabulary
media
all of the ways that large groups of people get and share information (TV, books, internet, newspapers, phones, etc.)
media balance
using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)
media choices
time spent watching, listening to, reading, or creating media
