My Media Use: A Personal Challenge

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

7

Overview

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 a healthy media balance might look different for everyone. Help students create a personalized plan for healthy media use.

Students will be able to:

  • make an inventory of their media choices and how those choices make them feel.

  • brainstorm personal strategies for balancing media use.

  • create personal guidelines for promoting healthy media balance.

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Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.R1

Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

UP:DLCS18.7.R1

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that some data is considered personal and should be protected.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • classify data as private or public.
  • operate technology devices without sharing personal data.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • sharing personal data in public forums, even with share settings turned off, can result in dangerous real
  • life consequences.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.11

Demonstrate positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content and identify the consequences of failing to act responsibly.

UP:DLCS18.7.11

Knowledge

Students know:
  • safe, legal, and ethical habits to use when creating and sharing digital content and that failing to do so can have negative consequences.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.
  • identify consequences of failing to use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • consequences exist for failing to use positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

Common Sense Media

License Type

Custom
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/my-media-use-a…

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.commonsense.org/about-us/our-mission/site-terms-use

Approved Date

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