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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum

Free K–8 lessons to prepare students for life in the digital world.

Our updated curriculum readies students for the possibilities—and pitfalls—of today's always-on world, from AI literacy to cyberbullying, screen time, and more.

     🎯 Expanded coverage, with over 140 new lessons on today's most relevant topics.
     📅 Engaging, low-prep activities: Brand-new videos, games, and interactives.
     🔎 Backed by research, classroom tested, and created with teachers just like you.

And just like always, it's 100% free for educators everywhere.

Lessons Implementation
Grade
Topic
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Tech Habits Challenge Part 1
Healthy Habits
Grade:
8
1 of 18
Tech Habit Challenge: Part 1
What roles do media and tech play in my life?
Activities:
Personal Reflection,
Researching Skill
Healthy Tech Habits: Part 2
Healthy Habits
Grade:
8
2 of 18
Tech Habit Challenge: Part 2
How can I build positive habits around media and tech to support my well-being?
Activities:
Personal Reflection
App Traps & Addictive Design
Healthy Habits
Grade:
8
3 of 18
App Traps & Addictive Design
How does tech try to hook you, and what can you do about it?
Activities:
Drawing,
Personal Reflection
Social Engineering & Online Deception
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
8
4 of 18
Social Engineering & Online Deception
How can we protect ourselves from social engineering and online deception?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Video
Data Breach Basics
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
8
5 of 18
Data Breach Basics
How can we protect our digital identities when security threats occur?
Activities:
Card Activity,
Dilemma Discussion,
Game
Facing Off With Facial Recognition
Privacy & Safety
Grade:
8
6 of 18
Facing Off with Facial Recognition
What are the benefits and risks of facial recognition?
Activities:
AI Literacy,
Dilemma Discussion
Social Norms & Tech
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
8
7 of 18
Social Norms & Tech
How do the social norms we build around tech affect our relationships and well-being?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Personal Reflection
Life In Public
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
8
8 of 18
Life in Public
How can we balance staying true to ourselves while also sharing online?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
AI Chatbots & Friendship
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
8
9 of 18
AI Chatbots & Friendship
How can AI chatbots affect our idea of friendship?
Activities:
AI Literacy,
Dilemma Discussion
Viral Posts & Online Reputations
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
8
10 of 18
Viral Posts & Online Reputations
How do our actions online impact others' reputations?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
What We See, What We Assume
Digital Footprint & Identity
Grade:
8
11 of 18
What We See, What We Assume
How does our context shape the assumptions we make online?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Personal Reflection
The Pressure to Sext
Relationships & Communication
Grade:
8
12 of 18
The Pressure to Sext
How can we recognize and respond to pressure in online relationships?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion,
Video
What Is Critical Ignoring?
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
8
13 of 18
What Is Critical Ignoring?
How can we focus our attention in an information-filled world?
Activities:
Personal Reflection,
Researching Skill,
Video
AI Algorithms: How Well Do They Know You?
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
8
14 of 18
AI Algorithms: How Well Do They Know You?
How does artificial intelligence influence what we see online?
Activities:
AI Literacy,
Video
A group of three shadowy figures are looking at a laptop in a green tinted room.
Information & Media Literacy
Grade:
8
15 of 18
Telephone Trouble: Mis- & Disinformation
How does information change as it spreads, and what should I do when I come across misinformation or disinformation?
Activities:
Card Activity,
Game
Social share for When Hate Escalates
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
8
16 of 18
When Hate Escalates
How do we respond to hate, harassment, and discrimination online?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
STAND Up To Support Friends
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
8
17 of 18
S.T.A.N.D. Up to Support Friends
How can you support a friend who is experiencing online harm?
Activities:
Dilemma Discussion
Deepfakes & Consent
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Grade:
8
18 of 18
Deepfakes & Consent
What are the impacts of creating or sharing altered images without asking for consent?
Activities:
AI Literacy,
Dilemma Discussion,
Drawing,
Video