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Health 2
LESSON
Three
Digital Wellbeing: Navigating Safety & Mental Health
45 Minutes
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Lesson Overview
This lesson begins by challenging students to reflect on the pros and cons of the current status quo as it relates to online use. Through reflection and discussion students will be able to identify skills that can help promote positive personal behaviors online.
Lesson Objectives
- Identify the pros and cons of internet/social media/emerging technologies
- Explore how the algorithm works and understand the implications of targeted content on youth mental health
- Identify pro-social uses of technology
- Reflect about skills necessary to transform personal behaviors online
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Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.
There are small group breakouts within this lesson. Be prepared to split your students into small groups.
Additional Resources
Online Resources
- How does social media affect teenagers? Understanding the mental health impact — and why it's not all bad
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
- 2013-2023 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- CSAM Users in the Dark Web
- PBS.org - Social Media Companies Face Legal Scrutiny Over Deteriorating Mental Health Among Teens