Participate 4.1.3 Digital Health Quest

Finding Balance

M -Sit up straight while working. -Take a 30 minute break to read / do housework every 2 hour.	T -Workout -Breakfast and Emails -Phone on Silent -Sit on porch and read -Walk dogs	W -Check Email -Workout: Yoga -Social Media for 10 minutes -Read	TH -Workout AM -House work AM -Social Media 10 minutes AM -PM: Check email and online work.	F -Work offline AM -PM: Pool and dinner with friends	SA -Hike with friends	SU -Church and Breakfast / No Phones
M -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	T -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	W -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	TH -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	F -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	SA -Unplug / No Social Media / No Computer Usage / Cruise	SU -Check Email / Pay Online Bills / Sit Up Straight at Table

• What is the most proactive means of ensuring the most balanced blend of technology and well-being?

It's important to realize how often and how long you are using technology. It's important to use technology to enhance your life and make work easier. As Thoreau said, humans should ride the machines, the machines should not ride the humans. 

• What can students and teachers do to make sure they get the most from technology while simultaneously safeguarding good health?

Teachers can model good behavior. I don't use my phone during class time because I'm engaged in the learning environment and respectful of the students and their ideas. Parents can also model healthy behaviors because children are always watching and learning. Parents should let students know it's ok to unplug sometimes. Everything in moderation.