This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, CASEL and ISTE.
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.
Students will be able to:
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Learn the "What? When? How Much?" framework for describing their media choices.
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Use this framework and their emotional responses to evaluate how healthy different types of media choices are.
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Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.
Lesson Snapshot
Estimated time: 45 mins.
Warm Up:
How Media Can Make Us Feel
10 mins.
Explore:
My Media Choices
15 mins.
Evaluate:
Media Balance Reflection
10 mins.
Wrap Up:
What Is Media Balance?
10 mins.
What You'll Need
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Video: My Media Balance
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Student Handout: My Media Choices Tracker
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Student Handout: Reflecting on My Media
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