Hour 1

1.     Introduction: Preparing Your Mind: Our Conversation
2.     The Lotus Eaters
3.     Meet the Cyber-Scape

Hour 2

1.     Mapping Out the Cyber-Scape Social Media
2.     Special Social Media Concerns

Hour 3

1.    Potential for Addictions
2.    Video Games
3.    Factors that Determine the Effects of Video Games

Hour 4

1.    General Recommendations
1.    Recommendations for Social Media
2.     Recommendations for Video Games
2.    Closing Thoughts: Plato’s Cave Reborn
3.    Conclusion

Learning Objectives

1. Identify biological, psychological, and social effects of our common patterns of digital media usage on individuals, families, and societies.
2. Describe process addictions and apply that knowledge to digital media, such as smartphones, video games, social media, and the internet.
3. Identify practical strategies for gaining benefits from digital media usage while avoiding its downsides.