Technology & Social Media Log (Editable Google Slides)

Technology & Social Media Log (Editable Google Slides)

Uncover the surprising truth about the omnipresence of technology in your students' everyday lives with this Technology & Social Media Log. Conceived as a cross-curricular tool, this resource is aimed at highlighting the role of digital devices, social platforms, and games in our society.

In our contemporary world—the proliferation of state-of-the-art technology has integrated a complex network of gadgets into everyone's daily lives. The average student spends significant amount of their time on these tools without being aware of their usage patterns. This compelling teaching aid counters that by encouraging students to critically assess and reflect on their consumption patterns.

This log is ubiquitous in its application—Teachers can use it as a group activity or split it up for small groups or individual homework assignments. Take advantage off its editable Google Slides format to adapt tasks according to each student's needs—it offers flexibility while maintaining its main aim.

This log includes three fundamental sections:

1. Technology Usage Log: Students keep track of time spent on varied gadgets such as computers, tablets, phones, and televisions.
2. Social Media Log: In this section learners monitor the time consumed across different social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter YouTube Instagram Snapchat TikTok etc.
3. Gaming Log: This helps record computer gaming habits including console gaming and mobile phone games.

A supplementary feature included is an adaptable tracker - an empty sheet with seven columns for infinite potentials. Maybe they'd like to record movie watching hours? Or text messaging habits over weekends?

The interactivity does not end there - both images and text can be integrated into the logs allowing for creativity while also meeting instructional objectives. After completion, pictures showcasing weeks-long data can be saved, ready to be utilized for analysis, reflection and even a classroom discussion!

Above all, remember... science isn't confined to understanding our physical environment—it also involves deciphering human conduct! By making use of this accessible teaching aid you are nurturing critical thinking skills based around relevant personal experiences; fostering thoughtful involvement among your pupils.

Regardless of the grade or subject matter at hand, understanding our own behavior in this digital era is an experimental undertaking. Prepare yourself and your students for some enlightening discoveries with the Technology & Social Media Log! Enjoy a mix of creativity, knowledge acquirement and technical literacy designed to provoke surprise reflection and perhaps even moderation.

This resource comes with the following logs:

Technology Usage Log: track computer, tablet, phone and television

Social Media Log: Track Facebook, twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok or any other Social Platform

Gaming Log: Track Computer gaming, Console Gaming, Mobile Phone Game or any other Gaming

Make your own tracker with a blank sheet. This blank sheet has 7 columns.

When your students are finished, they can save a picture of their Tech/Social Log.