Lesson
Design Tricks
How is tech designed to hold our attention, and how can it impact our well-being?
Grade
9–12Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Understand how and why tech companies use certain design tricks to hold our attention.
- Consider the app features that hinder and promote well-being.
- Reflect on how the goal of an app informs the way it is designed.
Vocabulary
digital well-being .
design tricks .
user experience
digital well-being – experiencing media and technology in ways that support one's mental, physical, social, and emotional health
design tricks – features that technology companies use (like endless scrolling and autoplay) to capture user attention by playing on our psychology
user experience – how a user interacts with and experiences an app, website, system, or service
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This lesson was co-created with Center for Digital Thriving and KQED.