Speed or Brake?
Using impulse control to navigate information.
Impulse Control, or self-control, is the ability to control your behaviors and feelings. Speeding into your feelings can cause crashes. Whereas braking will allow you to remain in control. Can you tell which of these responses is an example of speeding and which is braking?
go?
HH:MM:SS
Ready? Set?
GO!
push the button!
HH:MM:SS
Question 1/10
Your friend shares a post online that makes you very angry. You immediately share it with all of your friends because it is so outrageous!
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Congratulations!
Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 2/10
You stumble across a YouTube video that contains images that are upsetting, evening frightening. You click off the page and decide to ask an adult about what you saw.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Bravo!
You are good at this! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 3/10
You're playing an online game and another player (who you've never met) shares a meme that implies Asian people are too dumb to play this game. The image is funny, so you copy/paste the link to some other players.
SPEEDING
BREAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Woo Hoo!
Keep up the good work! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 4/10
Someone in your class posts a video on TikTok of another student without their permission. You don't know the other person, but the video is very embarrassing. You decide not to share it even though everybody else is.
SPEEDING
BRAKES
Back
HH:MM:SS
EXCELLENT!
You nailed this one! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 5/10
While doing some research for a Science project, you find a website that says climate change is a hoax and you shouldn't believe it. You've heard some adults you know say the same thing. But you decide to open up another tab and see what you can find out about the website before dismissing or exploring it any further.
SPEEDING
BRAKES
Back
HH:MM:SS
High Five!
You and your partner are top notch! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 6/10
You see an Instagram post that says if you repost it and tag 20 friends, you could win a new video game system. You don't know much about the account hosting the giveaway, but your friend has the same system and you really want one, so you repost it on your own Instagram and start tagging friends right away.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Well Done!
That was a tough one! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 7/10
The older sibling of someone you know shares a Snap that shows them doing something dangerous. In the Snap they ask people to like the post so that it will be seen by more people. You don't want them to be mad at you, so you double tap even though you don't like what they are doing.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Grrrrreat!!
Way to think that one through! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 8/10
Your favorite Uncle, who lives far away, sent you a friend request so you could stay in touch. When you click on his timeline, you notice that he shares a lot of content that makes him seem angry and mean. You decide to wait and ask your parents what you should do before accepting the request.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Huzzah!
Don't stop now! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 9/10
Your favorite celebrity shares a video of sharks swimming in flood waters and attacking humans during a hurricane. You know the video is fake, but you love the celebrity so much that you reshare it anyway.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Victory!
That's the ticket! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 10/10
Your older sibling identifies as Trans. You begin looking up information about what that means and find that some of your friends have posted memes and videos making fun of Trans people. You are furious and immediately comment on all their posts to let them know how angry you are.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Superb!
You've nearly reached the finish line! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the breaks would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
Your time:
HH:MM:SS
Congrats!
DIGITAL DETECTIVEACHIeVEMENT UNLoCKED!
Now, go back and see if you can identify the emotion that may have been driving the "speeding" behavior.
HH:MM:SS
CRASH!!
TRY AGAIN!
You can do it!
Speeding VS Breaking
Jennifer LaGarde
Created on November 30, 2020
This activity was designed to Supplement Chapter Two of Digital Detectives by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins
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Transcript
Speed or Brake?
Using impulse control to navigate information.
Impulse Control, or self-control, is the ability to control your behaviors and feelings. Speeding into your feelings can cause crashes. Whereas braking will allow you to remain in control. Can you tell which of these responses is an example of speeding and which is braking?
go?
HH:MM:SS
Ready? Set?
GO!
push the button!
HH:MM:SS
Question 1/10
Your friend shares a post online that makes you very angry. You immediately share it with all of your friends because it is so outrageous!
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Congratulations!
Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 2/10
You stumble across a YouTube video that contains images that are upsetting, evening frightening. You click off the page and decide to ask an adult about what you saw.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Bravo!
You are good at this! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 3/10
You're playing an online game and another player (who you've never met) shares a meme that implies Asian people are too dumb to play this game. The image is funny, so you copy/paste the link to some other players.
SPEEDING
BREAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Woo Hoo!
Keep up the good work! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 4/10
Someone in your class posts a video on TikTok of another student without their permission. You don't know the other person, but the video is very embarrassing. You decide not to share it even though everybody else is.
SPEEDING
BRAKES
Back
HH:MM:SS
EXCELLENT!
You nailed this one! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 5/10
While doing some research for a Science project, you find a website that says climate change is a hoax and you shouldn't believe it. You've heard some adults you know say the same thing. But you decide to open up another tab and see what you can find out about the website before dismissing or exploring it any further.
SPEEDING
BRAKES
Back
HH:MM:SS
High Five!
You and your partner are top notch! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 6/10
You see an Instagram post that says if you repost it and tag 20 friends, you could win a new video game system. You don't know much about the account hosting the giveaway, but your friend has the same system and you really want one, so you repost it on your own Instagram and start tagging friends right away.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Well Done!
That was a tough one! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 7/10
The older sibling of someone you know shares a Snap that shows them doing something dangerous. In the Snap they ask people to like the post so that it will be seen by more people. You don't want them to be mad at you, so you double tap even though you don't like what they are doing.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Grrrrreat!!
Way to think that one through! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 8/10
Your favorite Uncle, who lives far away, sent you a friend request so you could stay in touch. When you click on his timeline, you notice that he shares a lot of content that makes him seem angry and mean. You decide to wait and ask your parents what you should do before accepting the request.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Huzzah!
Don't stop now! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what speeding would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 9/10
Your favorite celebrity shares a video of sharks swimming in flood waters and attacking humans during a hurricane. You know the video is fake, but you love the celebrity so much that you reshare it anyway.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Victory!
That's the ticket! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the brakes would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
HH:MM:SS
Question 10/10
Your older sibling identifies as Trans. You begin looking up information about what that means and find that some of your friends have posted memes and videos making fun of Trans people. You are furious and immediately comment on all their posts to let them know how angry you are.
SPEEDING
BRAKING
Back
HH:MM:SS
Superb!
You've nearly reached the finish line! Now work with your partner to describe a reaction that reflects what pressing the breaks would look like in this situation.
CONTINUE
Your time:
HH:MM:SS
Congrats!
DIGITAL DETECTIVEACHIeVEMENT UNLoCKED!
Now, go back and see if you can identify the emotion that may have been driving the "speeding" behavior.
HH:MM:SS
CRASH!!
TRY AGAIN!
You can do it!