Lesson objectives (learning

expectations)
Camilo Henao Henao 9a 06/04/21

1- Using information in the book (too much screen time?) and outside resources, write an argumentative
paragraph explaining your opinion on screen time.

Resources:

The new York times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/magazine/screen-time-kids-teens.html

Harvard: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/screen-time-brain

Video:

Screen time: how much is too much?: https://youtu.be/fVALeerZpd4

What happens when you give your kids unlimited screen time?: https://youtu.be/KkiWS0fmnt0

(Activity)
In my opinion the use of the screens are correct but we need to know that an estimated and safe time for the
use of the screens, must be a maximum period of 4 hours since, according to experts if you exceed 240
minutes a day you can begin to see your mental health affected, presenting some diseases such as anxiety or
depression. To begin with this we have that, the center’s Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders
treats young people whose excessive gaming, social media, and other online activities are affecting their
health and daily lives at home and school, in addiction HMS researchers have shown that using blue light-
emitting screen devices like smartphones before bed time can disrupt sleep patterns by suppressing secretion
of the hormone melatonin. Last but not least I think that the use of screens is necessary in all possible cases,
but their use time should be moderate since if you use screens for more than 4 hours, as several experts have
already shown, this can generate several diseases and affect our mental health, therefore to avoid this, people
should use their screens a maximum of 5 hours, sadly this is all the difference since almost the entire
population that has access to this technology, usually uses them for more than 11 hours a day, this generates
that many people generate depression and anxiety. In conclusion, its use is correct, but it must be regulated
and moderate so that this cannot affect our normal and mental health since they are just as important.