7.1 Digital Citizenship

a complete list of items or actions

• media balance

• inventory

• guideline

• unplug

a set of criteria or piece of advice for how to do something

• media balance

• inventory

• digital habits

• guideline

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

• digital citizenship

• inventory

• media balance

• digital habits

What is NOT a way to balance digital media?

• identify healthy behaviors

• learn how tech companies make money

• use build-in digital well-being tools

• never take a break from digital media

When we think about our own media choices, we should consider:

• who, what, when, where, and why

• reading, writing, and arithmetic

• what, when, how much, and how we feel

Select the statement that describes healthy media balance: The goal of a healthy media-balance plan...

• is to use as little media as possible

• to use digital media for one hour a day

• something that may change over time as a person's interest and schedules change

Maya enjoys staying connected with friends on social media. Lately, she's started to get a lot of notifications on her phone. Maya opens the app every time she sees a notification and is beginning to feel anxious about checking her friends' posts right away. What could Maya do to maintain a healthy media balance plan for herself?

• complain to her friends

• change her phone settings so she does not receive notifications that distract her

• respond to her friends' posts, telling them how annoying they are

• delete her account and never use social media again

Ravi is learning to play the guitar and hopes to be in a band someday. He watches videos of people playing song covers so he can learn from them, but he usually spends more time watching videos than practicing. Whenever he picks up his guitar, he feels a little frustrated. Why might Ravi consider taking a break from the videos?

• the videos are not helpful and might encourage him to learn a different instrument

• he might feel less frustrated if he spends more time practicing

• he might be inspired to listen to a new artist

• he likes watching the videos, so he should continue watching them to be less frustrated