My Media Life

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

• guideline

• inventory

• media balance

• media life

a complete list of items or actions

• guideline

• media choice

• inventory

• social media

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

• media life

• media choice

• media balance

• media allowance

sharing personal feelings, information, or experiences that later make someone feel uncomfortable or regretful

• oversharing

• sharing option

• red flag feeling

• social life

when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

• social anxiety

• social life

• red flag feeling

• orange flag feeling

websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

• social life

• online applications

• meeting websites

• social media

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

• whether we should hide it from our parents

• Who, what, when, where, and why

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic

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

Select the statements that describe healthy media balance.

• The goal of a healthy media-balance plan is to use as little media as possible.

• Media balance looks the same for most people.

• A media-balance plan may change over time as a person's interests and schedules change.

• Tools that track app use can help some people maintain a healthy media balance.

Adam wanted to go to the movies with Daniel and some other friends but couldn't make it. Daniel posted pictures he took while at the movies with their friends. After seeing the posts, Adam started feeling uncomfortable. Why might Adam get a red flag feeling from seeing Daniel's posts?

• The movie they saw got bad reviews.

• He is happy his friends went to see the movie.

• He is planning to see the movie the next day and doesn't want them to tell him what happens.

• He feels left out.