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Course: Social media literacy > Unit 4
Lesson 1: Introduction to the social media and the brain unitReflection activity: Reflecting on persuasive tech in your life
What did you notice about persuasive tech in your life?
Reflection activity
“The first thing I do in the morning is reach for my phone. I’m always on it during school. It's the first thing I look at when I get home.”
–Kara, Age 17, Dayton, OH
At the end of the Persuasive Technology unit, we asked you to track all the places online you notice persuasive techniques, paying close attention to persuasive technology’s role in your life.
🤔 CONSIDER:
Look back over the observations you recorded. If you’re working in a classroom or group, share your observations with others.
- What was surprising about what you observed?
- What did you notice about the amount of technology you use that can be described as “persuasive?”
- How do you think using persuasive technology this way is affecting you?
- Your experience is one among billions. How do you think using this much persuasive technology is affecting society?
Now let’s look at how persuasive technology, and particularly social media, interacts with our brains. As we do, keep in mind what you’ve observed about all the places persuasive technology shows up in your life and in the world around us.
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because if we use it to much it could make us blind(3 votes)- if we use it will make us go blind(2 votes)
because if we use it to much it could make us blind(1 vote)
i cant stop saying "what the sigma." its embodied into my brain now.🥸☝️(1 vote)- Using it activates the brain's reward center by releasing dopamine, a “feel-good chemical” linked to pleasurable activities.(1 vote)
- because if we use it to much it could make us blind(1 vote)