UNIT
Youth & Schools Units Teens & Tech
ACTIVITY

Superpowers vs Your Own Powers

Description

Technology allows us to do things which exceed our natural capabilities – it gives us ‘superpowers’. In what ways is this good? And how can it be bad?

Watch the clip and then complete the activities.

Think-Pair-Share

Students do a Think-Pair-Share on the clip using the following:

  1. What is your initial reaction to the video? Does the concept of ‘superpowers’ make sense? Is it helpful?
  2. Share an example of when you’ve learnt to do something difficult over a long period of time.
  3. How much do you agree with Andy that exercising your own proper powers brings greater joy and satisfaction than exercising the ‘superpowers’ that technology gives us?
Read & Respond

Students read Andy Crouch’s article ‘Our tech superpowers are no match for flow’, then complete a comparison table between ‘superpowers’ and ‘flow’, listing the features of each that are unique or shared.

As a group reread Andy’s last paragraph, and discuss what you think he means. Brainstorm what it might look like to “choose the fullness of heart, soul, mind and strength” in our everyday lives.

Class Debate

Facilitate a class debate on the statement:

’The ‘superpowers’ technology gives us aren’t very good for us.’