Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Media Balance Is Important
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students consider the feelings of themselves and others when making decisions about when, where, and how much to use technology. Includes slideshow, video, lesson plan, song and lyrics,...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Device Free Moments
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 2nd graders learn when it's appropriate to use technology and when it's not, and practice making family rules for device-free time at home. Includes lesson plan, slideshow, student...
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Wosu Public Media: Are You Digi Fit?: Ways to Unplug: Tips to Stay Balanced
This instructional activity teaches learners how to make good choices with their devices and games.
Childnet
Childnet: Screen Time & Healthy Balance [Pdf]
These quick activities around balancing screen time are designed for use with 7- to 11-year-olds but can be easily adapted for other ages.
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Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 5: Spending Time Online
In this video lesson [1:56], young scholars learn how to identify the benefits of a healthy balance with technology.
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Stanford Psychology Expert: The No. 1 Skill Parents Need to Teach Their Kids
This article discusses the importance of learning to be 'indistractable' and how most parents are not teaching this skill to their children. The author, an instructor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, shares tips on how to help...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: What Kind of Screen Time Parent Are You? Take This Quiz and Find Out
An article and a quiz for parents on technology use by parents and kids. Includes a short interview with author Anya Kamenetz who wrote "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." [5 min.]