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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum

Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy & Well-Being curriculum gives teachers a free, research-backed framework for building students' digital literacy skills. From AI literacy and social media to cyberbullying, screen time, and digital footprint, the curriculum covers the digital challenges students face every day as well as the offline skills they need to manage them.

The curriculum is designed for grades 9-12, with more than 25 lessons that reflect what students are actually encountering today. Whether you're introducing digital literacy and well-being concepts for the first time or updating what you've been teaching for years, this is a good place to start.

Pathway
Activities
12 Resources
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AI Literacy · Health & Wellness
Drifting Toward the Chatbot
How does AI earn trust, and how can that change the way you use it?
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Girls having fun in a piggy back race
Freshman Foundations · Health & Wellness
Tech Habit Challenge
How can I build positive habits around media and tech to support my well-being?
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A young woman staring in the mirror
Health & Wellness
Social Comparison & Social Media
How does social media shape the way we see ourselves and others?
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An AI voice application on a phone
AI Literacy · Health & Wellness · Freshman Foundations
Designed to Feel Human
How are AI chatbots designed to make you feel like "they" get you?
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Young teens standing in row using mobile phones
Freshman Foundations · Health & Wellness
How Your Attention Shapes You
Who decides what you pay attention to online, and how does it shape you?
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Young couple listening to music together
Health & Wellness
Dating Culture and Recognizing Pressure
What does pressure really look like, and where does it come from?
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Young admirers standing on other side of barricade, seeking autograph and photo memories, looking and gesturing at camera rep
Health & Wellness
Parasocial Relationships: From Fan to Fanatic
When does being a fan turn into something else?
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iphone with screenshot of a school app
Health & Wellness
Design Tricks
How is tech designed to keep us hooked?
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young person viewing a video on laptop
Health & Wellness
Thinking Traps & Alternative Thoughts
What are thinking traps, and how can we develop alternative thoughts that support our digital well-being?
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young person holding phone with icons on it
Freshman Foundations · Health & Wellness
My Values & Tech
What are my values, and how do media and tech impact them?
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Stethoscope and health advice shown on a tablet
Health & Wellness · Media Literacy
Navigating Health Advice Online
When does looking up health information stop being helpful and start getting in the way of your well-being?
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Old fashioned typewriter with paper saying Artificial Intelligence
AI Literacy · Health & Wellness
Is AI a Choice or a Necessity?
How do you decide what technology gets a place in your life?