Positive Tech Habits
How can I build positive habits around media and tech to support my well-being?
Grades
6–8Time
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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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
40 mins.
Part 1: What Are Habits?
10 mins.Part 2: Tech Habits Reflection
15 mins.Part 3: Tech-Check Habit Challenge
15 mins.Recommended Lesson Extension
This lesson was co-created with the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education.