Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

22.2.19

Bedtime social media use may be harming UK teenagers

Evolution of mobile phones, to an early smartphone
How do you use your phone? 
Could you imagine having no phone time?

Do you use social media? 
   Do you have criteria what and who to follow? 
   Do you post, resend, like entries? 


Now read the text and summarize it. 
Give your opinion on the topic.

28.6.12

Computer gaming against depression

Wordle: gaming
Speak with a partner: 
Do you like computer games?
Do you play them?
What kind of games / Which games do you like?
How much time do you spend gaming?
Have you used any games in edutainment, i.e for educational purposes?
Did you like them? Did you learn with them?
Do you think you could learn from them?
What characteristics would they have to have to be appealing? 

Now read the introductory article in Health Check on FANTASY COMPUTER GAME GOOD FOR DEPRESSION.
It says: "players learn behaviours which are known to protect against depression". How do you envisage this? How could it work? What would the game have to teach you? 

What do you think about it? Does it convince you? Could you imagine it works?

Now listen to the programme (minutes 6:07-12:15).
Give a short summary of the programme.