Intentional Cell Phone Use for Students: Building Digital Habits
This course is designed for teachers in Ontario to guide their students toward intentional and responsible cell phone use. With a focus on reflection, goal-setting, and understanding digital habits, this course aims to build awareness of how cell phone use impacts daily life. Through collaboration, experimentation, and self-reflection, students will learn to manage their digital habits effectively.
-
-
Lesson 1: What Does “Intentional Use” Mean?
Introduction to the concept of intentional phone use—using cell phones as tools for productivity rather than distractions.
Introduction to the concept of intentional phone use—using cell phones as tools for productivity rather than distractions.
-
Lesson 2: The Science of Digital Distractions
Explore how notifications, constant access, and social media keep us distracted, along with the psychology behind digital addiction.
Explore how notifications, constant access, and social media keep us distracted, along with the psychology behind digital addiction.
-
-
-
Lesson 3: Tracking Your Phone Use
Teach students how to track their phone usage, understanding their current habits.
Teach students how to track their phone usage, understanding their current habits.
-
Lesson 4: Understanding Your Digital Triggers
Students reflect on the emotional and psychological triggers behind their phone use.
Students reflect on the emotional and psychological triggers behind their phone use.
-
-
-
What you’ll learn
Understanding and Reflecting on Cell Phone Use
Setting Goals for Better Cell Phone use
Advocacy and Leadership on Cell Phone Use
Course FAQ
-
This course is meant to be as easy as possible to run. Print the Student Journal or make a copy of it and share it with your class on Google Classroom. Then follow the directions in the course!
-
This course is meant to be collaborative and reflective. Instead of lecturing students about what they should do, it provides videos for your student to learn from, and then reflect on while trying out a couple cell phone experiements.