Helping Students Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology
During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Learning.com is offering educational resources to help students develop a safe and healthy relationship with the digital world.
%
of teens have experienced cyberbullying.
%
of teens say social media gives them a place to show their creative side
adolescents are “often” or “sometimes” exposed to hate-based content online.
Sources: Pew Research (2022), Pew Research (2023), Common Sense Media
“Our worst nightmare”
Learning.com CEO, Lisa O’Masta shares her emotional journey and the devastating mental health effects that popular digital platforms can have on young people.
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Helping Kids Create a Healthy Relationship with Technology
Held during Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Learning.com’s CEO Lisa O’Masta hosted a panel of experts and educators to discuss challenges our young people face with digital technology, and to learn strategies for fostering safe and healthy relationships with technology.
The webinar panel features:
- Dino Ambrosi, Digital wellness speaker and founder of Project Reboot
- Diana Graber, Author & founder of Cyberwise
- Merve Lapus, VP of Education Outreach and Engagement, Common Sense Education
- Cary Perales, Director of Instructional Technology, Corpus Christi Independent School District
- Lisa O’Masta, CEO of Learning.com as moderator
Free Resources to Support the Conversation
As a leader in K-12 digital literacy curriculum, Learning.com has helped millions of students gain the skills to safely and effectively navigate the digital world. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re making some of our most popular resources available for free to parents and educators.
*Watch the video lesson first with your child or students, then download the resource below.
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6+
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Cyber Civics/Cyberwise
• Lesson for Grades 4-5: Asking For and Giving Consent
• Lesson: The Five Principles of Citizenship
• Lesson for Grades 4-5: The Value of Mindfulness
• Video: The Value of Mindfulness
• Lesson for Grades 4-5: Practicing Mindfulness Online
• Video: Practicing Mindfulness
• Lesson for Grades 4-5: Is It True? Or Not?
Common Sense Education
• Digital Well-Being Lessons for Grades K-12
Project Reboot
• Blog: The 3 biggest mistakes parents make when discussing screen time
• Content Diet: Discussion Deck & Teacher Guide
• Tedx Talk: The Battle for Your Time: Exposing the Costs of Social Media (Dino Ambrosi)
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