334 • LESSON 13
Copyright 2025 Marline E. Pearson
As your “friends from another planet” venture into the
digital world that American teens inhabit, what advice
can you offer? You’d like them to use &benefit from the
positives of this technology but also avoid some of the
pitfalls &risks.
Offer your advice to help them make decisions about what
they use, how much of it they use, and for what purposes.
Your advice can be in the form of do’s and don’ts, pros
and cons, or benefits and disadvantages.
Also, offer tips or strategies so they can be in control of their use rather than being controlled by
the technology and the algorithms the apps employ. Be honest and be real! Consider a personal
policy that would be good for you as a measure of what advice to give them.
Use It—But Be Smart!
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Tips to be in control and not be controlled by the technology:
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• RESOURCE 13a