DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 4

My Media Choices EDITED by: NAME AND

GRADE

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 Essential Question

What makes a healthy media choice?

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 Learning Objectives
Learn the What? When? How Much? framework
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for describing different media choices.

Use this framework and their emotional responses to evaluate how

2 healthy different types of media choices are.

Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.

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WARM UP: THINK, PAIR, SHARE

What do you think the word "media" means? What are

some examples?

Directions:
1. Take a moment to think silently about the question.
2. Then, take turns sharing your response with your partner.

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KEY VOCABULARY

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

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KEY VOCABULARY

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

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WARM UP: THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Directions:
1. Look at the following six slides. Each one has a "media choice" that
someone else has made.
2. As you see each slide, think about how this media choice would
make you feel, if it were a choice you had made.
3. Share your thoughts! Raise your hand and wait for your teacher to
call on you.

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 What? When? How
Much?
I watched Monday For
YouTube cat morning, about 20
videos on my before minutes
mom’s school
iPhone.
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 What? When? How
Much?
I watched Late on For two
Trollhunters Wednesday and a
on Netflix night, in half
(on my iPad). bed, until I hours
fell asleep
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 What? When? How
Much?
I played an On Probabl
online game Saturday, y about
(Fortnite) on pretty much six
my parents’ hours
computer. all day
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 What? When? How
Much?
I talked to Tuesday For
my grandma evening, about 10
on FaceTime right before minutes
(on my dad’s dinner
iPhone).
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 What? When? How
Much?
I went on Thursday For
TikTok and afternoon, about 45
created some after school minutes
cool videos to
send to my
friends.
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 What? When? How
Much?
I read a book Tuesday For
that I’m evening, about an
really into after dinner hour
right now
(Wonder).
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 What makes a healthy media choice?

What? When? How much?

What are the media you're When are you consuming (or How much media are you consuming?
consuming (or creating)? creating) the media?
How long are you spending with the
What platforms are you using to What time of day? What day of the media at one time?
consume the media (i.e., a week?
How often are you consuming the
streaming platform like Netflix)?
What else is happening at this time media?
or … (i.e., is it during dinner time, right
before bed, etc.)?
What device(s) are you using to
consume (or create) the media?

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 WATCH + DISCUSS

Discuss:
● How are some media choices
more healthy or less healthy
than others?
● What is "media balance"?
How might it be different for
different people?

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KEY VOCABULARY

Media Balance

Using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance

with other life activities (family, friends, school,
hobbies, etc.)

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