Click, Post, Exist: 6-Week Digital Citizenship & Online Identity SEL Curriculum (Grades 9–12)

A complete, ready-to-teach unit that treats students as critical thinkers about their own digital lives — not just rule-followers.

Most schools still teach digital citizenship as a one-day assembly: a list of "don'ts" delivered by someone who doesn't know the apps students actually use. This unit takes a different approach. It builds all five CASEL competencies through the lens of online life — where self-awareness, self-management, and responsible decision-making are tested every single day.

What’s Inside:

30 fully-planned sessions (~50 minutes each)

6 weeks of content: Who Are You Online? → Online vs. Offline Identity → When It Gets Cruel (Cyberbullying & Upstander Culture) → Who’s Watching? (Privacy & Data) → Screen Time & the Whole Self → Make It Matter (Capstone Campaign)

CASEL-aligned across all 5 competencies

High-Impact Templates for Teens: Phone-Screen Templates, Screenshot Case Files, Four-Corners Position Debates, 60-Second Counter-Posts, Algorithm Audit Journals, and Campaign Pitch Room formats

Complete assessment suite: Digital Footprint Audit, Online vs. Offline Identity Essay (700–900 words), Cyberbullying Case Analysis, Privacy Action Plan, Digital Well-Being Pledge, and Capstone Digital Citizenship Campaign

2 printable unit overview posters for classroom display

Differentiation built in: Device-agnostic activities, anonymous submission options, multimedia expression, scaffolded analysis tools, and opt-out on personal sharing

Built for real classrooms:

No student is required to share their own profiles, screen time data, or experiences of online harm

Every sensitive session includes counselor briefing guidance and trauma-sensitive facilitation notes

Activities work for students with no smartphone or limited data access

Grade Level: 9–12

Duration: 6 weeks (30 sessions)

Format: Instant digital download (PDF)

This license is for single classroom use. For department-wide or building-wide use, see our School License listing.