Learn about the importance of sleep and the impact sleep has on individuals- especially teens!
This Animoto highlights:
- What sleep is
- How much is needed
- Correlation between sleep and health
- Negative effects of sleep deprivation
- What you can do to improve sleep patterns
For optimal viewing, please press the pause button on the video below.
Great presentation Natalie! I don't think teens or adults understand how important sleep is to their health (physical and emotional) and their ability to concentrate and learn. I will definitely pass this important topic on to my students so that they can benefit from this information. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSuper! Thank you. I shared this with my Art of Fashion students! :)
ReplyDeleteI like this article. It shows me that I need to get more sleep. Especially when my education will is on the line.
ReplyDeleteNice informative presentation, Natalie. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood information on the necessity of sleep, Natalie. This is worth sharing with all my teen students. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI found this video on the role of sleep in teens in line with my experience. I taught in Fairfax County where they actually changed their school schedule to start latter in the morning to give students a chance to get more sleep. I think that the most common problem with students getting enough sleep is that they cannot turn off their electronics and disengage long enough before they try to go to sleep.
ReplyDeleteAs a face to face teacher, I see the effects that lack of sleep has on my students. This video is an excellent reminder for students to make sleep a priority. Practicing consistency, unplugging electronics, and avoiding late night eating or drinking help to make the most of sleepy time. Students have crazy busy schedules, but staying healthy, which includes enough sleep, helps make it all possible.
ReplyDeleteI think the information in this article is extremely important. As a face-to-face teacher, I often hear students discussing how late they stay up at night in order to do school work. They don't seem to understand how bad this is for their long-term performance and success. Instead of working on their time management skills and productiveness, students view staying up late as getting more time and thus, more accomplished. What they don't understand is how ineffective they become if they continue to work at this rate and consistently suffer from sleep-deprivation.
ReplyDeleteVery nice presentation Natalie. I agree with you that enough sleeping is very important. I did not recognize that when I was young. To sleep is food for the brain. When you sleep, important body functions and brain activity occur. Skipping sleep can be harmful. If you don't sleep well at night,you can look bad, you may feel moody, and you perform poorly during the day . Sleepiness can make it hard to get along with your family and friends and hurt your scores on school exams.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed and agree entirely with that presentation. Nice Job!! So many of us especially teens do not get the sleep we need and we think if I just stay up longer I can get more done. And I might that night, but my productivity suffers the next day. We don't think about how many effects the lack of sleep has on us. We just think we will be tired...drink more coffee! But it effects our brain activity and our health and our moods in so many ways. Thank you for the reminder of how important sleep is to our lives...I think I will go get an extra nap :)
ReplyDeleteI think all teens should watch this.
ReplyDeleteGreat information! I know it is very important to get enough rest to be productive the next day, because without it I am definitely less productive! But too many teenagers don't adhere to this advice. My students comment daily about staying up late to finish an assignment or study for a test. I liked the slide showing how much more productive it is to spread studying out instead of trying to cram. If we all got enough sleep just imagine how much we could accomplish!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great video! It is so important for all people, young and not so young, to get plenty of sleep. Our society seems to prize those who can get by on less and usually equate less sleep with increased productivity. This video beautifully illustrates how far this is from the truth. So many of us overlook the importance of sleep. I think the first step is to unplug, which for many people is hard to do. Plug in the phone in a different room and keep a good book beside the bed. Sleep well!
ReplyDeleteI hope all teens who view this attempt to get their required 8 1/2 hours of sleep each night. Students have entirely too many activities and too little down time. Sleep is "brain food" and we all need it! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThis is video is great! It reminds students, teachers, and parents about the importance of sleep. There are many things that get in the way of a student achieving a restful sleep. To help this situation we need to acknowledge those elements. This video points out those specifics to help all that are not getting their required sleep each night. I don't think teenagers realize how much sleep they should be getting.
ReplyDeleteGreat job with your video. These are great tips for everyone when it comes to sleep. We all need to be reminded of how we can be "sleep smart!"
ReplyDeleteI thought that the information is this article was very useful. Though a few of the slides were moving to fast to get the whole essence of the information.
ReplyDeleteThe article is very organized and informative. Having good sleep benefits people in all life stages. Teens are not the only ones who have busy and often stressful daily schedules. Teachers with heavy work load and responsibility tend to live with inadequate amount of sleep. How hard it is for anyone to keep 8 and a half hours of daily sleep! Thank you for reminding us of this important fact.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on this blog. It was informative and well put together. It is important for teens to know the effects of sleep deprivation, but this info can help anyone!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Most people could benefit from more sleep, but especially teens. I used to take my runners cell phones at night when we could go to cross country camp, so they would get the sleep they needed! It took them the whole week to see how sleeping better helped their performance and MOOD!
ReplyDeleteI am not shocked at the statistic that 85% of teens don't get enough sleep, especially after thinking about all the things many of my students and own children all involved in. They do take time away from sleep! I love all the tips for getting better sleep the presentation has. This would be a good presentation to include in an announcement as an inform piece/how to be a successful student.
ReplyDeleteTruly, as much as I try to limit the amount of time I am requiring of students outside of class, I know that my course alone probably causes some students to fall into the 85% of teens who do not get enough sleep. In this super competitive society, parents and teens think they must be involved in everything or they will not succeed at anything. Those expectations keep students at events in the evening and on weekends which, when coupled with their main "job" - that of being a student - prevents them from getting much needed sleep.
ReplyDeleteThis presentation would be a great presentation to share with students and parents. This would be super helpful during exam preparation. It would also be good to compile a simple check list of things to do and not do to get a good night sleep.
ReplyDeleteSleep is highly underrated! It gives your brain a chance to re-boot and clear for the next highly intensive mental tasks along with processing learning from short-term memory to long-term memory. So many teenagers today, distracted with technology, do not get the sleep they need because they cannot "unplug" for the solid 8 1/2 hours of sleep required.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great presentation! It highlights some very important information. I think that in today's fast-paced world people think they don't have time to sleep but they don't realize how vital it is to function. This is a great reminder that we need to make sure we are taking care of ourselves to be most productive.
ReplyDeleteI for one can admit that I do not get as much sleep as I should. I often get distracted by things like electronics or other things. Very informative presentation, remminded me how important sleep is to the mind and body for healing and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteSleep is very important and something that is beneficial to all humans. I believe when you get the proper amount of rest it will make your day positive and successful. There have been nights where I don't get a lot of sleep and I wake up tired, grumpy, and sore. Sleep helps you relax, recover, and heal from the long day before. All humans need to recognize how important sleep is to their daily functions so that they can be more productive
ReplyDeleteReally nice article, I've heard many reasons how sleep is the gateway to academic success. The video just confirmed all the facts that i have heard over the years
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I really like the way this video was put together. You did a very good job presenting important information in a short amount of time. I know for a fact that I don't get enough sleep. In this presentation there are some very good facts that should make a lot of people understand how important it is to get sleep.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great presentation. Teenagers don't understand how important sleep is, I think this is because signs of sleep deprivation don't happen instantly.
ReplyDeleteThis was just fascinating I watched it twice it was filled with great facts. I had no idea sleep dealt with homeostasis. I do believe that teenagers don't get enough sleep. Overall great presentation.
ReplyDeleteYou put together an excellent presentation Natalie! I'm definitely better informed about sleep and how it impacts my waking life. I feel inspired to work on improving my sleeping habits. Also, the background music of the presentation was very relaxing which I appreciated.
ReplyDeleteGreat information in here Natalie! Sleep is something we all tend to not prioritize when we should.
ReplyDeleteI think we can ALL instructors and students learn from this. I remember a quote from the composer Benjamin Britten: "The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping." We ALL need to take time to rest. Pushing yourself to the limit ends in poor work habits and you are less creative. Thanks for sharing and I loved the presentation.
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation! There has been a lot of recent media attention on the dangers of sleep deprivation - it is a very serious problem for kids and adults. I've seen way too many students with their heads on their desks in class because they were so exhausted from lack of sleep. My grandmother lived to be 97 years old and attributed her longevity to "good food and lots of rest". I hope when it comes to this health issue, we wake up and smell the coffee!
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