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    This document provides a family activity to promote digital citizenship and media balance. It instructs students to discuss topics like tech addiction, media balance, and social media use with family members. Students are then asked to share what they've learned in class about finding balance in digital life. Finally, the activity prompts students and family to reflect on steps they can take together to ensure well-being through greater media balance, such as limiting screen time and prioritizing family time without devices. The goal is for students to educate their families on responsible technology use.

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    GRADES 9–12: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP FAMILY ACTIVITY

    Media Balance & Well-Being


    Digital citizenship: thinking critically and using technology
    responsibly to learn, create, and participate
    You've been learning how to find balance in your digital life,
    and now it's time to help your family do the same!

    Pssst -- here's a secret: You're at an advantage, because you're also powerful. Not only do app developers
    adjust their products around your likes and dislikes, but also you grew up with smartphones and social media. Now
    you're learning how to be a responsible digital citizen. It's time for you to be an expert for your family and share
    your knowledge with them.

    In class you used some resources, wrote down ideas, and formed opinions. Now it's time to share them.
    So, grab an available family member, and show them what you know.

    1 Discuss 2 Share
    Start by choosing one of the questions below. Once Now share your completed assignment and
    you've chosen, take a few minutes to discuss your -- if you have time -- show one or more of the
    ideas together. Remember, just like in class, there's resources you used in class. Take another minute
    no right or wrong answer, but be sure to support to discuss:
    your ideas with reasons:
    ● What do you think are the most important
    ● Is tech addiction real? How is compulsive things to know about this topic?
    tech use similar to and different from
    addiction to substances?

    ● What does "media balance" mean?


    3 Reflect
    How do we know how much media use Answer this question together:
    is too much?
    ● What steps can we take as a family to find
    ● How do you feel before, during, and after more media balance and ensure
    using social media? Does it depend on the our well-being (limit where and when
    platform, how much time you spend on it, or we use it, have family time without
    how you use it? screens, etc.)?

    Make sure to keep talking!

    Learn more ways to find balance in your digital lives at www.commonsense.org/media-balance-tips-for-families.

    commonsense.org/education
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