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Course: Social media literacy?>?Unit 3
Lesson 1: Introduction to the persuasive technology unitReflection activity: Your own experiences with persuasive technology
To what extent has social media quietly invaded your life?
Reflection activity
Reread the quotes from Dasani and Siri:
¡°I got addicted, always checking my phone, obsessed with keeping my streaks, worrying that someone needed my attention 24/7.¡±
¨CDasani, Age 16, Phoenix, AZ
¡°I remember one night specifically that was probably when I was at my peak of using [TikTok] when I just caught myself using it for a couple of hours without stopping.¡±
¨CSiri, Age 13, Cary, NC
? CONSIDER:
Think about your own experiences on social media.
- Have you ever looked down at your phone and immediately gotten distracted without knowing why?
- Does Dasani¡¯s experience feeling controlled by social media compare to yours?
- Does Siri¡¯s experience passively using social media compare to yours?
Want to join the conversation?
1. No because i only really watch Youtube on my phone
2. No Because I'm barely on Social Media
3. No because I know how to control how long i'm on Social Media(4 votes)
I have gotten distracted so many times without knowing why.Sometimes I could be mindlessly scrolling on social media and the moment I look up 4 hours have passed and it only feels it's been 20 minutes.(2 votes)
My experience with social media is, When Im in class and I get a notification about something on social media i get distracted by it and opening up my phone to see what it is, also i spend way to much time looking at it instead of just paying attention in class.(2 votes)
1- Yes because I message my friends and they text back so I look at my phone.
2- No because I don't always stay on social media for people 24/7
3- no because I always check the time, if I stay on for too long I will go outside and play basketball(1 vote)
I found myself becoming addicted to feedback from MissCarrying Justice League on FB.
Curious as to how the world viewed our experiences.(1 vote)- 1: I do get distracted by my phone
2:I always check my phone 24/8 to see if somebody text me
3:yes because either I'm playing games on my phone or texting somebody(1 vote) - Yes, Siri's experience exactly reflects my experience of using social media. It really distracts me everytime when I take my mobile phone. Meanwhile get notifications from these apps and I start to use them without knowing time passage.(1 vote)
- 1. Yes sometimes when my phone makes alerts I do check to see what is happening.
2. No I'm not always on my phone.
3. No I don?t use my phone in the middle of the night. Most of the time I?m in my bed sleep.(1 vote) 
1. I don't check my phone 24/7
2. I don't always be on my phone(0 votes)- - yes
- no because i dont have social media
- no because i dont have social media(0 votes)