My Digital Media Habits

What are the benefits of changing your digital media habits?

Which of the following statements is true about media balance?

• The main goal is to use technology as little as possible.

• You achieve media balance when you use devices for all your activities.

• Media balance is when you use your devices only to do schoolwork.

• You have media balance when you participate in activities you enjoy both online and offline.

Lucia uses Instagram to connect with her friends. Recently her friend group started tagging each other to participate in "digital dares." Doing the dares was fun at first, but after a while they started to become a distraction from other things. What would you recommend Lucia do to balance her media use

• Quit social media because it is always distracting.

• Mute her app notifications so she can focus when she needs to.

• ​​​​​​​Tell her friends they should never post on social media. 

• Block her friends on Instagram.

After reflecting on his digital habits, Adrian realized that he was spending too much time playing video games after school. He challenged himself to spend only 30 minutes a day on video games, which was much less than before. Thinking about the Digital Habits Checkup, what might make it difficult for Adrian to stick to his challenge?

• He could be easily distracted by other activities he enjoys.

• ​​​​​​​He will have more time to do things he enjoys, like playing outside with friends.

• His friends might expect Adrian to stay online when they are gaming together.

• He could find other ways to hang out with his friends.

How confident are you in being able to take action to have media balance in your life?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I don't feel confident.