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Healthy Digital Habits: Exploring Digital Wellness with Students

Thank you for your interest in Healthy Digital Habits! Our interactive 20-minute lesson helps students develop a balanced relationship with technology while exploring digital wellness strategies. Whether you discuss managing screen time, recognizing digital stress, or practicing online safety, your students will learn essential skills for their digital lives and mental well-being.

Each lesson is free, research-backed, and designed to fit within a single class period. To make it easy to use in class, we provide you with a lesson plan, student worksheets, discussion prompts, and more. Teach this Healthy Digital Habits lesson, provide feedback in a survey, and you'll receive $400 DonorsChoose credit.

To be eligible for this reward, you need to:

  1. Teach 9th, 10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade in California.
  2. Be able to print worksheets in advance for each student and have a way to show videos in class.
  3. Deliver the lesson to your class using our provided materials:
  4. Use the Teacher Toolkit to make it easy. The lesson comes with:
  5. Tell us how it went by completing the feedback form. Your responses will be shared with the Child Mind Institute.


Lesson Components (20 Minutes Total):

Time Activity Description
6 min Pre-Lesson Poll Assess initial understanding
3 min Video: "Staying Balanced Online" Explore tech's impact on mental health
1 min Group Discussion Reflect and share insights
3 min Video: "Managing Tech Stress" Learn practical coping strategies
6 min Post-Lesson Poll Measure learning gains
1 min Final Reflection Summarize key takeaways


What Students Will Learn:

  • Build healthy relationships with technology
  • Recognize signs of digital stress
  • Make mindful choices about digital habits


Ready to Start?

  • [Download Materials] → Access the complete lesson toolkit
  • [Submit Feedback] → Complete the form to receive your $400 credit


We will review your responses, and if everything checks out, you'll be emailed your $400 DonorsChoose gift code within three weeks.

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Please sign in to your DonorsChoose teacher account to access the survey.