Internet Addiction and Me

Producer: Eoin Corbett

Released by: YouTube

Length:  21min

Year: 2014

Rating: N/A

Summary:

This is a short documentary about 4 people who went 1 week without the internet and 1 man who went 30 days without internet. It chronicles the dependence that our society has on the internet by having various professionals speak about the issue. It documented the subjects’ struggles and realizations throughout the process. By the end of the film, everyone admitted that they were somewhat addicted to technology even though they didn’t think that they were before they went without internet.This is the best film selection because it is relevant and something that you could encourage all of your students to do.

Core Integration:

To integrate this into my class, I would first show this film and then I would have the students do a project. I would have the students also go a week without technology, like the 4 people in the film, and then they would write a full report up about it. This report could be an essay, a visual poster, a short film, etc. I would like to let the students have flexibility with this.

The 5th grade English Language Arts Common Core Standards: 

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2: Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

The NHES Standards that this project also follows:

• NHES Standard 2: “Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.”
  • 2.5.1: Describe how family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.2: Identify the influence of culture on health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.3: Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors
  • 2.5.4: Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.5: Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.
  • 2.5.6: Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
• NHES Standard 4: “Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.”
  • 4.5.2: Demonstrate refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
• NHES Standard 5: “Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.”
  • 5.5.1: Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.
  • 5.5.3: List healthy options to health-related issues or problems.
  • 5.5.5: Choose a healthy option when making a decision.
  • 5.5.6: Describe the outcomes of a health-related decision.
• NHES Standard 7: “Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.”
  • 7.5.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
  • 7.5.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
  • 7.5.3: Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.
• NHES Standard 8: “Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.”
  • Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.
  • Encourage others to make positive health choices.