BUSHLAND

NINTH GRADE

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

• Teen Voices: Who Are You on Social Media? 
  • (Digital Footprint & Identity) Students hear teens reflect on how they decide to represent themselves in the digital world, reflecting on whether they represent the self they're aiming to be.
• Teen Voices: Friendships and Boundaries
  • ​ (Relationships & Communication) Students listen to other teens' thoughts and feelings about having and maintaining boundaries in friendships online, in a world of being constantly connected.
• Teen Voices: Hate Speech Online 
  • (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech) Students hear teens share their candid thoughts about xenophobia and online hate speech, including why they think it happens and ways to respond.

TENTH GRADE

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

• Teen Voices: Who Are You on Social Media?
  • ​ (Digital Footprint & Identity) Students hear teens reflect on how they decide to represent themselves in the digital world, reflecting on whether they represent the self they're aiming to be.
• Teen Voices: Friendships and Boundaries
  • ​ (Relationships & Communication) Students listen to other teens' thoughts and feelings about having and maintaining boundaries in friendships online, in a world of being constantly connected.
• Teen Voices: Hate Speech Online
  • (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech) Students hear teens share their candid thoughts about xenophobia and online hate speech, including why they think it happens and ways to respond.

ELEVENTH GRADE

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

• When Is Your Brain Ready for Social Media? 
  • From KQED Education (Privacy & Security) Students consider that in the United States, children are required to be 13 to sign up for most social media platforms, and think about what age kids should be allowed to start using social media, in light of privacy and social development issues.
• Is the Internet Making You Meaner?
  • ​ From KQED Education (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech) Students consider whether and how people might be meaner online than they in person, and explore what causes online disinhibition.

ELEVENTH GRADE

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

• When Is Your Brain Ready for Social Media? 
  • From KQED Education (Privacy & Security) Students consider that in the United States, children are required to be 13 to sign up for most social media platforms, and think about what age kids should be allowed to start using social media, in light of privacy and social development issues.
• Is the Internet Making You Meaner?
  • ​ From KQED Education (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech) Students consider whether and how people might be meaner online than they in person, and explore what causes online disinhibition.

TWELVE GRADE

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

• Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much?
  • ​ From KQED Education (Media Balance & Well-Being) Is screen time good or bad for us? Students explore what the scientific research says about screen time, and consider that it's not just about the time spent but the quality of the time.
• Civil Discourse Online 
  • (Relationships & Communication) Students hear from Cameron Kasky, Parkland school shooting survivor and March for Our Lives activist, on what he learned about civil discourse online and how to foster common ground with others, even in disagreement.

*Lessons and resources provided by Common Sense Media.*