Readings:
Time Flies: U.S. Adults Now Spend Nearly Half a Day Interacting with Media. https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2018/time-flies-us-adults-now-spend-nearly-half-a-day-interacting-with-media
Review/Consult:
Media Use Statistics Media Literacy Clearinghouse, https://www.frankwbaker.com/mlc/media-use-statistics/
Tasks:
Task 1: Find data about your typical media usage
Look at your screen time report on your mobile phone and make note of the information presented? How many times are you checking your phone each day? What applications are you using the most? How many notifications do you receive? Basically, document what you think is the most interesting information gathered from this collected data.
*How to locate this data on an android phone: https://www.howtogeek.com/749107/how-to-check-screen-time-on-android/#:~:text=Tap%20the%20gear%20icon.,each%20day%20of%20the%20week.
*How to locate this data on an iPhone: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/view-your-screen-time-summary-iph24dcd4fb8/ios
Additionally, document the media and communication devices you are engaging with during a typical week not on your mobile phone. These include:
Broadcast Radio
Internet Radio
Television (Broadcast)
Television (Streaming)
Console Gaming
Computer Gaming
Computer/Laptop Use
Social Media (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat, reddit, etc) through non-mobile devices
Content Streaming
Productivity (school work, work work)
Web browsing
Non-streaming music listening
Newspapers
Magazines
Textbooks and other books used for school
Books other than those used for school
Document as much of this information as you can that helps describe a typical week of media usage. Dont worry about writing this section in full sentences and paragraphs. You can include a basic overview of the data you collected through bullet points and/or notes.
Task 2: Reflect on your Data
Answer both questions below in paragraph/short essay form.
1. Does your media use confirm or contradict the assigned reading? How? Include at least one quote from the reading and cite it using Chicago Author/Date citation style. (Write at least 150 words in response to this question.)
2. Does your media consumption impact your study habits (or vice versa)? Are the intertwined or completely separate? How do they relate to each other. (Write at least 150 words in response to this question no quote/citation needed for this question.)
