What is your strategy for finding media balance? Most of us use a lot of digital media in our daily lives -- even when we don't realize it! Having a balance between online and offline time is important, but healthy media balance might look different for everyone. Help students create a personalized plan for healthy media use. Approximately 55 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Make an inventory of their media choices and how those choices make them feel. Brainstorm personal strategies for balancing media use. Create personal guidelines for promoting healthy media balance.

How does social media affect our relationships? For most middle schoolers, being on social media can mean connecting with friends, sharing pictures, and keeping up-to-date. But it can also mean big-time distractions, social pressures, and more. Help students navigate the different feelings they may already be experiencing on social media. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the role of social media in their lives. Reflect on the positive and negative effects social media use has on their relationships. Recognize "red flag feelings" when using social media and use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider ways to handle them.

How does online disinhibition sometimes lead to cyberbullying? Texting and chatting online can sometimes feel just like talking to someone in person, but it's actually pretty different. It's all because of something called the "online disinhibition effect," which makes us more likely to share or communicate differently from how we would in person. Help your students learn to consider this concept before they post, and stop digital drama and cyberbullying before they start. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define "online disinhibition" and describe how it can be both positive and negative. Explain how anonymity, lag time, and lack of nonverbal cues all contribute to online disinhibition. Analyze how online disinhibition can cause cyberbullying and brainstorm ways to counter it.

What makes a strong online community? Belonging to various communities is important for kids' development. But some online communities can be healthier than others. Show your students how they can strengthen both online and in-person communities by creating norms that everyone pledges to uphold. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define what a community is, both in person and online. Explain how having norms helps people in a community achieve their goals. Create and pledge to adhere to shared norms for being in an online community.

How does our online activity affect the digital footprints of ourselves and others? Your digital footprint can affect your online reputation for a long time. But kids don't always realize that digital footprints aren't just a personal matter. Show your students how they can contribute to a positive digital reputation, both for themselves and for others. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define the term "digital footprint" and identify the online activities that contribute to it. Identify ways they are -- and are not -- in control of their digital footprint. Understand what responsibilities they have for the digital footprints of themselves and others.

How can a strong password help protect your privacy? Stronger, more secure online passwords are a good idea for everyone. But how can we help kids create better passwords and actually remember them? Use the tips in this lesson to help kids make passwords that are both secure and memorable. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define the term "password" and describe a password's purpose. Understand why a strong password is important. Practice creating a memorable and strong password.

How can we be safe, responsible, and respectful online? From our head down to our toes, and our feet up to our nose, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online. Approximately 25 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Understand the importance of being safe, responsible, and respectful online. Learn the "Pause & Think Online" song to remember basic digital citizenship concepts.

How do you say goodbye to technology when you don't want to? Whether it's watching TV or playing on a tablet, using tech can be super fun! Often, kids find it hard to transition from an online activity to an offline one. Teach your students a simple routine for how to manage those inevitable digital interruptions that are part of everyone's lives in the digital age. Approximately 30 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Learn why it's important to be aware and respectful of people while using devices. Learn the Pause, Breathe, Finish Up routine as a self-regulation strategy for transitioning from technology to face-to-face interactions.

How might our digital footprints shape our future? Our digital footprints can impact our future. What others find about us online shapes how they see us or feel about us. Help your students learn about their digital footprint and the steps they can take to shape what others find and see about them online. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define the term "digital footprint" and explain how it can affect their online privacy. Analyze how different parts of their digital footprint can lead others to draw conclusions -- both positive and negative -- about who they are. Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to examine a dilemma about digital footprints.

What should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language on the internet? As kids grow, they'll naturally start to communicate more online. But some of what they see could make them feel hurt, sad, angry, or even fearful. Help your students build empathy for others and learn strategies to use when confronted with cyberbullying. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Understand that it's important to think about the words we use, because everyone interprets things differently. Identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P. Decide what kinds of statements are OK to say online and which are not.

What information about you is OK to share online? It's in our students' nature to share and connect with others. But sharing online comes with some risks. How can we help kids build strong, positive, and safe relationships online? Help your students learn the difference between what's personal and what's best left private. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the reasons why people share information about themselves online. Explain the difference between private and personal information. Explain why it is risky to share private information online.

How can you respect the privacy of others online? Tagging friends on social media is a great way to connect with others and capture memorable experiences. But what if they don't want to be tagged? Encourage your students to take responsibility for how they may affect the digital footprints of others. Approximately 50 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define "digital reputation," and identify examples of social media posts that can have a positive or negative effect. Use the 1-2-3-1 Perspectives activity to consider the causes and effects of posting about others online. Generate a list of questions to ask themselves before posting pictures or information about someone else.

What should you do if someone is mean to you online? The internet is filled with all kinds of interesting people, but sometimes, some of them can be mean to each other. With this role play, help your students understand why it's often easier to be mean online than in person, and how to deal with online meanness when they see it. Approximately 35 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Understand what online meanness can look like and how it can make people feel Identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P

What are the important parts of an online news article? Kids find and read news in lots of different ways. But studies show they're not very good at interpreting what they see. How can we help them get better? Teaching your students about the structure of online news articles is an important place to start. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Understand the purposes of different parts of an online news page. Identify the parts and structure of an online news article. Learn about things to watch out for when reading online news pages, such as sponsored content and advertisements.

How should you respond to online hate speech? Students can come across all kinds of negative content online and on social media, whether it's rude, mean, or even hateful. But what should students do when they encounter hate speech online? Have students think through digital dilemmas and identify the best ways to respond. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Examine and respond to a piece of artwork about the power of technology. Analyze an online hate speech dilemma using the Feelings & Options steps. Identify specific actions to positively affect a situation involving hate speech.

How can I make sure my relationships are healthy and positive? "It's complicated" can describe many of our relationships with others, both romantic and otherwise. Add digital devices and social media to the mix, and things get complicated even further. Help students take the first step toward building healthy and rewarding friendships and romantic relationships, both online and off. Approximately 45 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Reflect on how their relationships are affected by devices and the internet. Identify the qualities of healthy and rewarding relationships. Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to brainstorm strategies for navigating challenging relationships.

What privacy risks do new technologies present, and how do we decide if they're worth it? New tech, like location services and smart devices, helps make our lives easier and opens opportunities that didn't exist before. But these innovations also come with a cost -- especially to our privacy. Help students consider the benefits and drawbacks of these new technologies -- and decide whether they're ultimately worth it. Approximately 50 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify important benefits and privacy risks that new technologies present. Decide whether or not the benefits of new technologies outweigh their privacy risks. Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to consider both the benefits and the risks of new technologies.

How do you go places safely online? The power of the internet allows students to experience and visit places they might not be able to see in person. But, just like traveling in the real world, it's important to be safe when traveling online. On this virtual field trip, kids can practice staying safe on online adventures. Approximately 30 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Discover that the internet can be used to visit faraway places and learn new things. Compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world. Explain rules for traveling safely on the internet.

What are the risks and potential consequences of sexting? It's natural for teens to be curious about their emerging sexuality. But most middle schoolers aren't prepared for the risks of exploring this in the digital age. Help students think critically about self-disclosure in relationships and practice how they'd respond to a situation where sexting -- or a request for sexting -- might happen. Approximately 50 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Compare the risks and benefits of self-disclosure in relationships. Identify the risks and potential consequences of sexting. Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider how to respond in situations where sexting could occur.

How does using social media affect our digital footprints? Social media can be a place to connect, learn, and, most of all, share. But how much do kids know about what they're sharing -- and not just about themselves but each other? Help students think critically about their digital footprints on social media. Approximately 50 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify reasons for using social media and the challenges that often come along with it. Reflect on the responsibilities they have that are related to digital footprints -- both their own and others' -- when they're using social media. Identify ways to make the most of social media while still caring for the digital footprints of themselves and others.