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.
Join the Conversation: Webinar May 21
Helping Kids Create a Healthy Relationship with Technology
Join educators and leading experts on May 21, 2024 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET to discuss challenges our young people face with digital technology, and to learn strategies for fostering safe and healthy relationships with technology.
The panel will feature:
- 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+
Check Out Our Partner Resources
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
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