Effects of Digital Media on Adolescents
Tracking # 20-651677
$19.50
Course overview
It is becoming clear that the effects of the digital media world are affecting each successive generation of teenagers in ways that are only now beginning to come into view. iGen'ers' communication and behaviors differ from those that characterized the Baby Boomers, Millennials, and the XGen'ers. We now know that the adolescent brain is still developing, and some digital behaviors do affect ongoing brain growth, Neuroplasticity can be affected by repetitive or obsessive behaviors, and the digital world offers risks for those adolescents who may engage in excessive video gaming, This course is for professionals, teachers, and parents who are seeking any available information that will help them to monitor their adolescents' online behavior, teach teens how to remain safe while online, and model appropriate digital behaviors, Included are strategies that can help contribute to a balance between the digital world and the real-time, face-to-face lives of older children and adolescents. Course # 31-18 | 2019 | 52 pages | 20 posttest questions
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.