Health & Wellness
Ignition: Digital Wellness and Safety
- Connections and Community
- Evaluating Content
- Rights and Literacy
- Safety and Privacy
- Screen Time vs. Offline Time
- Technology and Data
Why Adopt This Course?
Give students the critical thinking skills they need to thrive in today’s digital world. Ignition: Digital Wellness and Safety addresses the real online challenges students face—from social media pressures to misinformation—through engaging, practical lessons that connect directly to their daily digital experiences.
Through six digital responsibility lessons, students learn to protect their privacy and safety online while developing essential skills to evaluate content for accuracy, perspective, and bias. Students explore the benefits of online communities and digital resources while building practical strategies to navigate potential pitfalls—from cyberbullying to digital overwhelm—with confidence and critical thinking.
Student Learning Objectives
- Online Safety
- Technology and Data
- Digital Rights and Literacy Evaluating Content
- Social Media
- Screen Time vs. Offline Time
- Digital Privacy Online Safety
At-A-Glance
Grade Level
6th, 7th, 8th, 9thLength
6 Digital Lessons, 2.5 – 3 Hours
Languages
Standards
ISTE Standards for Students established by the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE)
Curriculum Fit
Technology, Digital Media, Research, Health, and Science
This lesson focuses on digital literacy for students. Students practice building a positive online community, explore what having a digital identity means, and analyze online posts’ permanence and that impact.
Students learn what it means to have a digital footprint and ways to safeguard their privacy and security online.
Students explore the potential consequences of spending too much time online and put a plan in place to create a healthy balance between on- and offline time.
Students practice protecting their digital data in online simulations — from keeping their passwords safe to identifying digital threats.
Students navigate being responsible creators in the online world and learn about their personal digital responsibility and rights.
Students learn how to confidently evaluate online content, analyzing it for accuracy and perspective. They’ll practice digital research skills by differentiating trustworthy sources and ads from inaccurate ones.
This lesson focuses on digital literacy for students. Students practice building a positive online community, explore what having a digital identity means, and analyze online posts’ permanence and that impact.
Students learn what it means to have a digital footprint and ways to safeguard their privacy and security online.
Students explore the potential consequences of spending too much time online and put a plan in place to create a healthy balance between on- and offline time.
Students practice protecting their digital data in online simulations — from keeping their passwords safe to identifying digital threats.
Students navigate being responsible creators in the online world and learn about their personal digital responsibility and rights.
Students learn how to confidently evaluate online content, analyzing it for accuracy and perspective. They’ll practice digital research skills by differentiating trustworthy sources and ads from inaccurate ones.
Why EVERFI?
EVERFI empowers educators to bring real-world learning into the classroom and equip students with the skills they need for success-now and in the future. Our curriculum and courses are:
- Loved by 750,000+ teachers
- Aligned to US, Canada, and UK learning standards.
- Real-world lessons that are self-paced and interactive.
- Automatically graded with built-in assessments and reporting.
- Extendable with activities and resources to bring the information to life.
- Supported with a dedicated, regional team.
- Forever free for K-12 educators.
How Are These Lessons Free?
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of corporations who share our mission, EVERFI’s courses are completely free to teachers, districts, and families
