Finding My Media Balance
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2018
2 min5thTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Media balance looks different for everyone. This video (1:33) helps fifth graders reflect on their own media use and think about what balance means for them personally.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
“Finding My Media Balance” helps children reflect on what media balance means for them.
- What does “media balance” mean to you?
- How can you tell if your own media use feels balanced or out of balance?
- What's one small change that could help you find better balance?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: media balance, reflect, goal.
Try it: Write one personal media-balance goal for this week and one way you'll know you reached it.