Resources to Address Social Media Use for Students

Free Resources for Curbing the Risk of Social Media

We've pulled together high-impact resources from our social media content to help educators and leaders better address student social media and online habits. The downloadable includes:

Engaging, relevant lessons that provide a meaningful entry point into helping students make better choices.
Quick activities that can spark conversations and shifts in students' digital usage.
Accompanying slide decks and workbook pages that make it easy to integrate into what you're already doing.
Content for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Help your students avoid the negative fallout of social media use and take control of their digital lives!

The Unsuspecting Danger of Social Media

A growing body of research links the use of social media to detrimental changes to cognitive development and mental health, especially during the highly sensitive ages of 10-19.

Persistent use of social media could lead to distinct changes in the developing brain in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex
Every hour spent on social media correlated with a 13% increase in the risk of depression
Adolescents who spent more than 3 hours per day on social media faced double the risk of poor mental health outcomes
Limiting or eliminating social media decreases depressive symptoms and increases perceived well-being

Instead of focusing on external limits and punitive policies forced upon students, we should work with them to foster the skills needed to use technology thoughtfully rather than allowing technology to use them. The end goal: empowered digital citizens who are equipped with the knowledge and tools to navigate their digital lives with #DigitalDiscernment.

With the skill of digital discernment, students will be able to:

Helping Our Students Create Better Online Habits

Social Media is Negatively Impacting Our Students. Wayfinder Can Help.

95% of youth ages 13–17 report using at least one social media platform for an average of 3.5 hours a day

Free Resources for Curbing the Risk of Social Media

The Unsuspecting Danger of Social Media

Find balance and discern how to use digital devices as tools

Make informed decisions on how to spend time online

Leverage strategies to change unhelpful digital habits

Build genuine and healthy connections with others online

Navigate the digital world responsibly

Explore digital life together alongside trusted adults

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