Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Community Connections - Your Life Online




How many POSITIVE effects of a media and tech soaked world and life can we think of?


How many NEGATIVE effects of a media and tech soaked world and life can we think of?





Is your generation being harmed? Are phones causing a mental health crisis?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/

Is your brain being changed?
 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/marketplace-phones-1.4384876 


Is your phone making you stupid?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid/article37511900/ 

Is your brain being hacked? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_Uw7Q7cPE&list=PLQGorANw9Zas6mJKGbFzs2hrCNywQ_mEQ&index=2  
 #being thirteen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9LtTtkg04

  • Do you know you that your future employers will google you? 
  • Do you know that some of you will lose your jobs for cell phone use and some of you might even lose your jobs for social media activity?
  • Do you know that you can be suspended for things you do online?
  • Do you know how to maintain your privacy and a positive and anxiety-free life online?

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Sleep Well, Eat Well, Live Well! :)

Discussion Questions:

What have been the most notable (good or bad) aspects of your grade 8 year been? 


What are you seeing that is getting in the way of people's personal success?



PART ONE - SLEEP WELL
  • "Go to bed - it's after midnight!" "Get up or you'll be late for school!" "Are you going to stay in bed all day?!" Why do teens hear these questions so often? 
  • How important is sleep to your health?
  • Have you ever had a night you couldn't fall asleep? Think of that time and name some of the reasons you couldn't sleep. 
  • When do you think sleep loss is a big enough problem that you should talk to your doctor?
  • How much sleep do you need?




DID YOU KNOW? http://school.sleepeducation.com/resources/sleep-recharges-you.pdf



WORKSHEET 
Adolescent Sleepiness Questionnaire



-Establish a regular, relaxing routine to unwind at night, just before bedtime. This will help signal to your body that it is time to sleep. 



- Avoid all products containing caffeine (including soda, chocolate, etc.) after about 4:00 p.m. - avoid smoking (including smokeless tobacco) since, in addition to other bad health effects, nicotine is a stimulating drug.

- Avoid alcohol/drugs.

- Stay away from stimulating activities in the late evening such as heavy studying, computer games, and violent or frightening television shows, videos, social media drama or trolling.

- Promote a calm atmosphere surrounding bedtime.

- Do not fall asleep while watching television or videos.

- Establish a regular exercise routine and healthy diet.

- Avoid late afternoon and evening bright light, and open blinds first thing in the morning.

- You can go to bed later on weekends, but make sure you wake up within two hours of your usual weekday wake time. If allowed to “sleep-in” on the weekends, your body clock will be disrupted, and you will have a very hard time waking up on Monday morning. It is important to establish and maintain a consistent sleep-wake schedule.

- NO PHONES IN THE BEDROOM WHEN SLEEPING!! Leave it in the kitchen or other area far away from you.



PART TWO - EAT WELL


WHAT DO YOU EAT?? 
What does the perfectly healthy day of food look like? 


  •   How have you learned about what healthy food is?
  •   How do you know what food is tasty?
  •   What is different about food now than, say, forty years (or more) ago?






WORKSHEET - Okay, so let's figure out your typical day of food and diet - and see how it stacks up to the Canada Food Guide: using the food guide, let's all complete the FOOD DIARY worksheet.