7th Grade: Media Balance & Data

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

• Who, what, when, where, and why

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic

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

Select the statement that describes healthy media balance:

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

• If you follow a healthy media-balance plan, you use digital media for one hour a day.

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

Maya enjoys staying connected with friends on social media. Lately she's started to get a lot of notifications on her phone. Maya opens the app every time she sees a notification and is beginning to feel anxious about checking her friends' posts right away. What could Maya do to maintain a healthy media balance for herself?

• Maya could complain to her friends.

• Maya could change her phone settings so she does not receive notifications that distract her.

• Maya could respond to her friends' posts, telling them how annoying they are.

• Maya could delete her account and never use social media again.

Ravi is learning to play the guitar and hopes to be in a band someday. He watches videos of people playing song covers so he can learn from them, but he usually spends more time watching videos than practicing. Whenever he picks up his guitar, he feels a little frustrated. Why might Ravi consider taking a break from the videos?

• The videos are not helpful and might encourage him to learn a different instrument.

• He might feel less frustrated if he spends more time practicing.

• He might be inspired to listen to a new artist.

• He likes watching the videos, so he should continue watching them to be less frustrated.

Which answer below is NOT an example of consumer data that an electronics company might track?

• ​​​​​​​Websites their customers use most to purchase their laptops.

• States where the majority of their customers live.

• Which devices cost the most for them to make.

How might a company use the consumer data it collects?

• To decide which types of products it should make.

• To decide where to open a new store.

• To decide how much to charge for their products.

• All of the above.

Aimee watched an unboxing video of decorations she wants to get for her room. Now every time she goes online she sees advertisements from the company that makes the decorations. Why is she seeing these ads?

• Because she only visits websites from that company.

• Because she asked her mom if she could get the decorations.

• Because the company collected information about the videos she watched.

• Because everyone else online sees the same ads.

All of the following are ways to limit what is tracked about you online, except:

• Limit what you share.

• Turn off your screen when you're done using the internet.

• Turn off cookies.

• Adjust privacy settings.