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How does digital media try to hook you, and what can you do about it?
Sometimes when you're using media, it's hard to stop. Lots of people even say they feel "addicted" to their phones or the apps and games they use. But is digital media actually designed to get you hooked? Have students think about the ways different digital media does -- and does not -- help us find healthy media balance.
Quick Activity Guide - will walk you through the lesson.
Video is included below
Use the questions in the activity guide to host a class discussion
Learning Objectives:
Explore ways that different digital media are, and aren't, designed to help them make good media choices.
Reflect on how digital media is designed to either help or hinder the addition of meaning and value to their lives.
Think about how to develop good, healthy habits when using digital media.
How can you protect your privacy when you're online?
Kids share a lot of information whenever they go online -- sometimes on purpose, sometimes not. But do they understand that online privacy isn't just what they say and post? Help your students learn about their digital footprints and the steps they can take to shape what others find and see about them.
Learning Objectives:
Reflect on the concept of privacy, including what they feel comfortable sharing and with which people.
Analyze different ways that advertisers collect information about users to send them targeted ads.
Identify strategies for protecting their privacy, including opting out of specific features and analyzing app or website privacy policies
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