This is 40: Technology and Family Relations

I. Work in small groups to discuss the questions below:

1. Describe your family.

2. How often do you spend using the computer? What about the other people in your family?

3. Are there restrictions to the use of technology - cell phones, the Internet, games - in your family? Talk about them.

4. Does technology bring people together or does it separate the family members? Explain it.

5. How savvy is each member of your family?

II. Watch the movie segment and answer the questions.

1. Describe the family in the movie segment.

2. How is technology dealt with in the family?

3. What are the rules?

4. Are the rules fair? Why?

5. How do you assess this family relationship? 

II. Watch this video clip - I FORGOT MY PHONE - that shows how the use of cell phones can affect people's lives. Then make a summary of the negative and positive uses of cell phones you managed to see in the snippet and mention which of the things you saw in the clip you have already done.

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - THIS IS 40

VIDEO DOWNLOAD - I FORGOT MY PHONE