Phone Activities

Next, tell students to think about all of the different things they do with their phones. (If you like, you can have students do this in pairs or small groups.)

They should be able to think of at least ten different things. They can think  either in terms of apps (email, each different social network app, and so on) or why they’re using your phone (contact your parents, check the weather, check in with your friends, and so on.) They can also use a mix of both.

Have them use the interactive table in the Phone Activities chapter to  sort the activities into ones that have a clear end (like checking the weather) and ones that don’t (like watching videos.)

Next, have them pick two activities that do have an obvious end point.) These could be ones they do the most often, or ones that are most likely to get them caught in the “phone loop.”

For each activity, have them write what the purpose of the activity is (for example, checking the weather forecast) and how they will know when they’re finished (for instance, when they know what to wear for the day.)