Digital Life 101

Watch the video Digital Life 101.

1. What did you learn from the video?

2. A concept map helps you visually map out your ideas. Use Google Drawing to create a concept map with the headings below. Here is a link to Google Drawing help. Here is an example concept map.

Types - What types of digital media can you think of?

Your Parents’ Feelings - What do you parents think about digital media?

Your Feelings - How do you feel about digital media?

Actions - What is digital media used for?

3. Think about your life with media. First consider the questions below. Use your responses to help you

finish the statement, “My media life is like a ...” This statement is a simile, a literary device for

comparing two unlike things. For instance, someone who does not use much media might say that her

media life is like a desert, because there is little life there. Someone might say that his media life is

like a track meet, because he is exhausted at the end of the day. If you have time, use Google Drawing to make a picture of your simile.

Questions to consider:

1. Are digital media a small, medium, or big part of your life?

2. What kind of impact do digital media have on you (a little, some, a lot)?

3. What are your favorite and least-favorite things to do with digital media?

4. Do you connect with others or create things with digital media?

Finish this statement: My media life is like a _______________________________________

because ________________________________________________________________.