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Lesson

Positive Tech Habits

How can I build positive habits around media and tech to support my well-being?

Grades

6–8

Time

40 mins.
Objectives:

  • Define what a habit is.

  • Reflect on the role that media and tech play in their lives, both positively and negatively.

  • Develop a personal challenge to change a tech habit in a way that supports well-being.

Vocabulary Show definitions
digital well-being · habits
digital well-being – experiencing media and technology in ways that support one's mental, physical, social, and emotional health
habits – automatic routines or things we do, often without even really thinking about them
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Lesson Plan

40 mins.
© Common Sense Media. Lessons are shareable with attribution for noncommercial use only. No remixing permitted. View detailed license information at creativecommons.org. Lesson last updated: July 2023

What You'll Need

In Class

  • Lesson Slides
  • Tech-Check Habit Challenge
    Handout
    Teacher Version

For Families

  • Family Activity
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© Common Sense Media. Lessons are shareable with attribution for noncommercial use only. No remixing permitted. View detailed license information at creativecommons.org. Lesson last updated: July 2023

This lesson was co-created with the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education.