Most of us use a lot of digital media in our daily lives -- even when we don't realize it! Having a balance between online and offline time is important, but healthy media balance might look different for everyone. Help students create a personalized plan for healthy media use.
Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Taking Stock
5 mins.Analyze: My Media Use
20 mins.Evaluate: Creating Healthy Media Balance
15 mins.Ask students to brainstorm features they would like to see in a screen-time tracker app, such as tracking and locking features, the ability to count phone pickups, a way to evaluate feelings, etc. You could take it one step further and have students design a media-balance app, drawing a prototype.