My Media Choices

All of the ways that large groups of people get and share information (TV, books, internet, newspaper, phones, etc)

• Media balance

• Media choices

• Media

• Digital citizenship

Using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (friends, family, school, hobbies, etc.)

• Media balance

• Media choices

• Media

• Digital citizenship

Time spent watching, listening to, reading, or creating media

• Digital citizenship

• Media balance

• Media

• Media choices

Which three questions would you ask yourself when making healthy media choices?

• How are you? How far? How much?

• What? When? How much?

• Where? Why? How?

• Who? When? Why?

To be balanced, how much time should you spend using media?

• 1 hour per day.

• 20 minutes per day.

• However much feels healthy and positive, which is different for everyone.

• As long as you want.

it is important to _____ before sharing or posting something online.

Last night, Selin’s mom gave her permission to watch her favorite YouTube channel, and she stayed up late watching videos. When she got to school today, she fell asleep during Science class (her favorite subject). Did Selin make a healthy media choice?

• No. She didn't watch as many YouTube videos as she wanted to.

• Yes. She was able to talk to her friends about the videos she watched last night.

• No. Her choice to stay up late caused her to miss doing something she likes.

• Yes. She really needed the nap.

Imagine you are Selin’s friend. What advice would you give her to help her have media balance?

• Watch fewer videos so she can get a full night's sleep.

• Do not watch any videos. It is not a good choice.

• Watch the same amount of videos. YouTube is more important than art class.

Healthy media choices are:

• always the same for every person.

• usually different for every person.

• never really much fun.

Which of the following is NOT an example of media?

• TV

• Computer

• basketball

• tablet