LESSON
Understanding Design Tricks
How do apps and devices try to keep my attention longer than I had planned?
Help students recognize common "design tricks": special features that apps and games use to hold their attention longer than planned. Students will learn to identify how technology is designed to capture and hold their focus. By developing awareness of these intentional design strategies, students prepare for the Tricky Tech card game, where they'll learn specific strategies to stay in control of their tech time and make conscious choices about their tech habits.
Objectives
- Understand how technology is designed to keep our attention
- Identify common design tricks used in apps and games
Vocabulary
Attention ·
Design Tricks
Attention – focusing your mind on something specific
Design Tricks – clever ways that apps and games are designed to grab your attention and make it hard to stop using them
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Time
20 mins.
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