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Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety

Equip your students with tools to surf the internet safely and to maintain a healthy relationship with their phones.

Teacher-approved stories, resources, and worksheets for teaching about digital citizenship and internet safety in your classroom, courtesy of Choices, the health and social-emotional learning magazine for grades 7–12

Does Technology Make Us Lonely?

The majority of teens spend more than nine hours per day staring at screens. Are they making friends around the world— or blowing off IRL connections?

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Smart Phone Observation

Students observe the use of smart phones around them.

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Tech Balance Advocacy

Create a poster to encourage less screen time.

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Illustration of a girl hiding below her computer

Is Your Computer Spying on You?

Two Choices interns went on the hunt to uncover the truth about online privacy. What they dug up might surprise you.

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Where Does That Data Go?

Students research how their data is used.

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Manage That Data

Students prepare a video explaining online safety.

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How to Deal: Tech Addiction

Ever feel like you can't put your phone down? You're not alone. Here's how you can try to put your phone down and get things done.

Video Discussion Questions

Students answer questions after watching the video.

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Digital Detox

Students plan an afternoon to go tech-free.

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Time Management Motivator

Students identify their biggest tech distractions.

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Want to see more from Choices magazine?

Supplemental resources that link to external websites about digital citizenship and internet safety

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Conversation Tools

Conversation tools for talking to teens about internet safety.

Pew Research Center

Teens and Mobile Phones

By the numbers: Teens and cell phone use.

Common Sense Media

18 Social Media Apps and Sites Kids Are Using Right Now

A roundup and description of the most popular social media apps among teens.

Discover other free social-emotional learning topics and teaching resources from Choices magazine.

Stress and Anger Management for Students

Anxiety and Depression in Teens

A boy sitting down and staring at his lap sadly

Civic Engagement and Media Literacy

Girl looking shocked as she checks her phone

Teaching Anti-Bullying in the Classroom

Two girls texting mean emojis to one girl

Healthy Relationships for Teens

Illustration of a happy couple and a fighting couple

Teaching Perseverance and Resilience

Goal-Setting for Students

Decision-Making for Teens

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Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety

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Does Technology Make Us Lonely?

Is Your Computer Spying on You?

How to Deal: Tech Addiction

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Choices Teaching Kits

Teacher-approved stories, resources, and worksheets, courtesy of Choices, the health and social-emotional learning magazine for grades 7–12.

Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety

Featured Teaching Kits

Does Technology Make Us Lonely?

Is Your Computer Spying on You?

How to Deal: Tech Addiction

Resources

Explore Other Topics