Digital Wellness Lesson Plans
In order to live a healthy and balanced life in an increasingly digital world, students need to build skills in four categories: well-being, citizenship, etiquette and safety.
The lessons are organized by an area of focus. Pick the area of focus that you see are most needed by your students. Lessons were either developed by the consortium or curated through organizations such as Common Sense Media, Google’s Be Internet Awesome, Learning.com and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
Digital Wellness lesson plans for teachers in grades kindergarten-4th grade.
Well-Being
- Listen to Your Feelings When Online
- Developing Balanced and Authentic Relationships
- Ways to Unplug: Tips to Stay Balanced
- Being Present: Active vs Passive Screen Time
- Monitor Your Screen Time
- Sensory Health: Protecting Eyes, Ears and Body
Citizenship
- Characteristics of a Good Citizen
- Understanding Copyright, Fair Use and Public Domain
- Understanding What to Share and What Not to Share
Etiquette
- Choose to be Kind and Positive Online
- Digital Tattoo/Footprint
- Who are you Online?
- Social Media Interactions
- Gaming Interactions
- Providing Credit to Words, Images, or Ideas Used from the Internet
- Posting Images and Videos Affect How We are Perceived
Safety
Digital Wellness lesson plans for teachers in grades 5-8.
Well-Being
- Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
- Developing Balanced and Authentic Relationships
- Ways to Unplug: Tips to Stay Balanced
- Ways to Unplug: Reduce Notifications
- Ramifications of “Likes”
- Peer Support: See Something, Say Something
- Self-Identity: Obsession on Digital Appearance
- Being Present: Active vs Passive Screen Time
- Building Health Management Skills for Digital Balance
- Internet Addiction
- Monitor Your Screen Time
- Sensory Health: Protecting Eyes, Ears and Body
Citizenship
- Finding Credible News
- De-escalating Digital Drama
- Understanding Copyright, Fair Use and Public Domain
- Dealing with Cyberbullying
- Recognizing and Using Credible, Reliable Sources
- Information Literacy
- Big Data Collected by Companies
- Recognizing False or Incomplete News
Etiquette
- Digital Tattoo/Footprint
- Oversharing
- Social Media Interactions
- Gaming Interactions
- Posting Images and Videos Affect How We are Perceived
Safety
Well-Being
- Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
- Developing Balanced and Authentic Relationships
- Ways to Unplug: Tips to Stay Balanced
- Ways to Unplug: Reduce Notifications
- Self-Identity: Obsession on Digital Appearance
- Being Present: Active vs Passive Screen Time
- Building Health Management Skills for Digital Balance
- Assistive Technology: Great Communication for Everyone
- Internet Addiction
- Monitor your screen time
- Monitor your screen time
- Sensory Health: Protecting Eyes, Ears and Body
Citizenship
- Characteristics of a Good Citizen
- De-escalating Digital Drama
- Understanding Copyright, Fair Use and Public Domain
- Keeping Your Social Media Separate Between School and Personal Life
- Identify and Report Inappropriate Behavior and Cyberbullying
- Fake News, Hoaxes and Fakes
- Global Citizenship
- Big Data Collected by Companies
- Recognizing False or Incomplete News
- Verify Before Sharing
Etiquette
- Choose to be Kind and Positive Online
- Digital Tattoo/Footprint
- Who are you Online?
- Social Media Interactions
- Communication: How to Craft the Message/Email for the Appropriate Audience
Safety
- Human Trafficking
- Who Are You Interacting with Online?
- Distracted Driving
- Understanding Phishing and Malware
- Understanding Your Digital Footprint When It Comes to Location Services
- Protecting Your Identity, Personal Information, and Your Data
- How Apps Share Data, Personal Information, and Privacy Settings
- Password Management
- How Do Websites and Apps Track Your Information?