Lesson Plan
Navigating Digital Friendships: 8-Week Course
Develop digital relationship skills
This 8-week course is designed to help 7th grade girls develop essential relationship skills in the context of digital friendships. Each week focuses on a different aspect of online interactions, such as healthy digital friendships, communication skills, conflict resolution, and more. Through discussions, activities, and reflections, students will learn to build and maintain positive digital relationships, identify toxic online behaviors, and develop strategies to manage social interactions effectively. This course is crucial for empowering students to create supportive and healthy digital networks, which are vital for their emotional and social development.
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Materials
Step 1
Week 1: Introduction to Digital Friendships
1 week
Step 2
Week 2: Characteristics of Healthy Digital Friendships
1 week
Step 3
Week 3: Identifying Toxic Digital Friendships
1 week
Step 4
Week 4: Digital Communication Skills
1 week
Step 5
Week 5: Conflict Resolution in Digital Spaces
1 week
Step 6
Week 6: Setting Boundaries Online
1 week
Step 7
Week 7: Building and Maintaining Digital Friendships
1 week
Step 8
Week 8: Reflection and Moving Forward with Digital Friendships
1 week

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