Computer Time and You
In November 2015, a study from the family technology education nonprofit group, Common Sense Media reported on the use of devices. It is called: The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens
First - Watch the video on the report.
Next - Examine your own media usage.
Track for 7 days which media you use and how much time you spend on it.
Chart your hourly usage by day.
Compare usage on days you have school with days you do not have school.
Next - Compare yourself to the findigs of the report. Infographic of the report
Write a short essay discussing how you compare with the national trend.
Is this a problem?
Should you change how much time you spend viewing/using media?
Should the government track how much media children use?
Extend your efforts by comparing your usage with your classmates' usage.
Think about it - What else could you be doing, if you reduced the amount of time you spent using media?
Related issues:
How do you spend your time? | Reading - eBook or paper book?
"The media is the most powerful entity on earth.
They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power.
Because they control the minds of the masses." Malcolm X
developed by Cynthia J. O'Hora Released to public domain and Posted 11/2015
How to make a Digital Answer Sheet: Highlight the text of the questions on this web page, copy them - Edit .. Copy. Open a text document or word processing document. Paste the questions into the blank document. Answer the questions in the word processing document in a contrasting color (not yellow) or font ( avoid fancy fonts like: 
, Symbol, 
or 
. Save frequently as you work. I do not like losing my work. You will not like it either. Submit your assignment via an electronic class dropbox or email attachment. Save a copy of your work on your computer.
Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work.