Digital Life 102Living Well On-Line

Digital Media

Digital media: electronic devices and media platforms such as computers, cell phones, video, the Internet, and video games that allow users to create, communicate, and interact with one another or with the device or application itself.

Complete “Got Media Smarts?” handout.

How “media savvy” are you?CHECK YOUR QUIZ AND CORRECT YOUR ANSWERS.

Answer key:1. D2. D3. D4. C5. D6. A7. D

8. D9. C10.D11.D12.D13.D14.A

Contemplations…

With your partner, compare your quiz responses and answer the following questions.

1. Which one or two answers surprised you the most?

2. Which one or two statistics most closely reflect how you use digital media in your own life?

3. Which statistics are farthest from your own personal experience?

Which one or two answers surprised you the most?

Which one or two statistics most closely reflect how you use digital media in your own life?

Which statistics are farthest from your own personal experience?

Simile

Simile: a figure of speech in which a comparison is made to show a similarity between two different things. A simile resembles a metaphor, but in a simile the word like or as is used to make the comparison.

Answer the following questions…

How big a role do digital media (Internet, texting, video games) play in your life?

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

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

What are the positive and negative aspects of having digital media in your life?

Complete the following statements in a way that captures the role of digital media in your life.

My media life is like a _____________________ because ________________________________.

My media life is as _____________________ as a _________________ because _____________.

Share your responses with your group members and explain how you chose those similes (Begin with member 1, 2, 3, finish with 4).