While speaking to one of my students this week regarding better time management, it became evident that he wasn't aware of how much time he spends texting/online/on his mp3 player/blogging/tweeting... I found this to be very alarming as he claims he doesn't have any "free time". While reading "Digital Citizenship in Schools" I found a very interesting lesson titled "How do you spend your free time". I now teach a learning center- where students learn about time management, and life skills to help them transtition into their post secondary plans for after high school, and I thought this lesson would be great to incorporate into the Learning Center as a mini activity. The essential questions for this lesson include "Why should students be concerned with overuse of technologies, as well as Do students spend too much time using digital technologies?" For this lesson I would design a digital questionaire for students to take. Some of the questions they would be required to respond to include "How often do you surf the internet, use an MP3 player, talk on a cell phone, text, blog, and tweet- both at home, during school and at work. Students would include the frequency (how often they use the technology, as well as how long they use it for each time). I then would lead into a mini math lesson on how to calculate fractions and percents. This connects directly to the common core standard 7.NS.3- Students will apply previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers. Students will calculate what fraction or percent of their day is spent using technology. As a group we then will collaborate about the pros/cons of using technology, and what is considered to be a "safe" amount of time to utilize technology at home, during school, and at the work place. I believe this lesson will allow students to determine if they are using technology too much- as well as determine what might be a better use of their time if they are.
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6 comments:
Cassie, even as a teacher I have had to step back and realize the same thing- as Americans, many of us tend to spend TOO MUCH time using technology. Although deleting my Facebook account was largely the result of a event that happened, I also felt that I was wasting far too much time browsing the site, reading various memes, etc. I think it is just as important for us to be cognizant of our own technology use as it is for us to talk about the issue with our students. I think your lesson looks great; I'd be interested to see what kind of discussions occur once you've done it.
Cassie,
Your idea sounds great, I think this is going to be an increasing problem as we progress into the future. I know all too well many students who feel separation anxiety just by putting their phones away. The idea that we can be connected all the time is great but at the same time we need to set boundaries.
It's funn that you posted this Csssie because I have recently been thinking about this myself. We spend time researching online for what we teach, researching for our grad classes, checking and responding to work emails, personal emails, blogging, checking facebook, looking for house decoration ideas (at least that's me), online games with friends, the list goes on and on. I recently went down to Maryland for a funeral and there was no internet there other than my cell phone. It was nice to have a weekend away and not be so plugged in. Although I still checked facebook.
Cassie, great Math idea! I may snag it! My thinking is with my 6th graders. From my brief internet survey I gave them, most indicated that they have limited time on their computers, ipads, iphones, etc. Perhaps this is wishful thinking however maybe teaching our kids limitations and how important it is to "unplug, maybe they could self regulate themselves? I say this but then I even reflect upon myself. I feel as if I'm always plugged in. A friend of mind commented while walking into work, "I forgot my phone at home. I feel like it's my lifeline!" (I could empathize.) Another friend of mine a few weeks ago said, "I forgot my phone at school this weekend. I can't tell you how nice it was to be tuned out!" So, I think we all have limits, it's just how do we express to kids when we should "unplug?"
It's funn that you posted this Csssie because I have recently been thinking about this myself. We spend time researching online for what we teach, researching for our grad classes, checking and responding to work emails, personal emails, blogging, checking facebook, looking for house decoration ideas (at least that's me), online games with friends, the list goes on and on. I recently went down to Maryland for a funeral and there was no internet there other than my cell phone. It was nice to have a weekend away and not be so plugged in. Although I still checked facebook.
This lesson is especially relevant to the students at our high school Cassie! I think with the BYOD and relaxation of the previous cell phone policy, the students have a greater amount of freedom, but don't necessarily think about how the constant checking of Twitter, Facebook and texts from friends can impact their lives. This lesson could lead to others that might touch on whether they are using their electronic devices appropriately and responsibly. You could also talk to the math teachers who do statistics classes. They sometimes have their kids take surveys to collect raw data for projects. If they asked these questions, data could be used by administration and staff about use in the school and outside of it (plus the kids will do the number crunching!)
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