My Media Use: A Personal Challenge Lesson Quiz

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

• Who, what, when, where, why

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic

• What, when how much, and how we feel

• All of the answers are correct

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 health 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 chagnge.

• All the answers are correct

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 notifiction and is beginning to feel anxious about checking her friends' post right away. What could Maya do to maintain a healthy media balance for herself?

• May 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' post, telling them how annoyingm they are.

• Maya could delete her account and never use social mdia 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 fells 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 be inspired to listen to a new artist.

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

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

How confident do you feel in being able to find the media balance in your life?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.

• Choose one of the other answer choices