Lesson
Screen Time: How Much is Too Much? (Quick Activity)
Can screen time be bad for us?
Grade
12Objectives
- Recognize when they are active users and passive consumers of media and technology.
- Identify how their use of technology can impact their physical and emotional health.
- Develop strategies for achieving healthy media balance.
Vocabulary
media balance .
active use .
passive use
media balance – using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)
active use – contributing online via posts, comments, or other forms of communication and expression
passive use – scrolling through online content without reacting to the content
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