Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

Welcome to today's lesson.

My name is Mrs. Jenkins.

Today's lesson is called "Building a Healthy Digital Life," taken from the unit "Digital wellbeing: "Stay connected, happy, and well online.

" Let's get started.

In today's lesson, our learning outcome is I can create and recommend strategies to promote digital wellbeing.

In our lesson today, we have three keywords: strategy, habit, and wellbeing plan.

These words will appear throughout the lesson, so it's really important we know what they mean before we get started.

Strategy is a plan to achieve something.

Habit is a behavior that happens automatically or regularly.

And a wellbeing plan is a set of actions to support health.

So those three words are strategy, habit, and wellbeing plan.

Keep an eye out for them as we go through the lesson.

In today's lesson, "Building a healthy digital life," we have two learning cycles: identify what makes a strong digital strategy and create a digital wellbeing plan.

We're going to begin with identify what makes a strong digital strategy.

Every day, we make digital choices.

We choose what to watch, what to click, what to post, and when to stop.

Some choices are deliberate.

Some happen automatically.

How can you take more control over those choices?

Have a think.

Digital wellbeing is not automatic.

It requires reflection and deliberate action.

It requires noticing patterns, recognizing influence, and choosing strategies.

It is important to remember: screen time affects sleep and focus, online media may not show the full truth, AI systems may shape what you see, and online interactions affect relationships.

But understanding does not automatically change behavior.

Why?

Because habits are powerful.

A habit happens automatically.

A strategy is chosen deliberately.

For example, a habit is scrolling when bored.

A strategy is choosing to put the phone down and do something else.

Strategies interrupt automatic habits.

Good strategies are specific, realistic, and linked to a goal.

For example, instead of use my phone less, try no phone after 8 PM on school nights.

Let's have a little check.

True or false?

Strategies should be realistic and achievable.

What do you think?

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I asked true or false?

Strategies should be realistic and achievable.

The answer is true.

The reason why: strategies need to be realistic and achievable for them to work.

Great job.

Without strategies, algorithms shape your feed, notifications interrupt your focus and repetition shapes your perception.

Without strategies, digital systems shape your behavior.

With strategies, you shape your habits.

You question recommendations.

You maintain balance.

With strategies, you shape your digital behavior.

Laura said, "I thought digital wellbeing depended on adults setting rules.

" And Jun says, "No, everyone can develop their own strategies and habits to manage their digital wellbeing.

" That's right, Jun.

You can make your own rules to build strategies.

A good strategy answers three questions.

What will I do?

When will I do it?

And why am I doing it?

Laura says, "Using my phone less is a weak strategy, but not using the phone after 8 PM so that I can sleep better is a good strategy.

" That's right, Laura.

It is adding focus to your strategy.

Well done.

Let's have a little check.

Which example shows a personal strategy?

A, phones are bad.

B, I will turn off notifications during homework.

C, my parents decide everything.

Or D, technology controls me.

What do you think?

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I asked, which example shows a personal strategy?

A, phones are bad.

B, I will turn off notifications during homework.

C, my parents decide everything.

Or D, technology controls me.

The answer is B.

Turning off notifications during your homework time is a great personal strategy.

Well done.

We're going to move on to task A now.

There are three strategies.

One, stop using social media.

Two, only use social media for 30 minutes after homework.

Or three, try to use my phone less.

For each strategy, identify whether it is weak or strong.

Explain why.

And improve one of the weak strategies.

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I gave you three strategies.

Stop using social media.

Only use social media for 30 minutes after homework.

Try to use my phone less.

And for each strategy, identify whether it is weak or strong.

Explain why, and improve one of the weak strategies.

So number one, stop using social media.

This is weak, unrealistic, and it's not specific.

Two, only use social media for 30 minutes after homework.

That is strong, it's specific, and it's time-based.

And three, try to use my phone less.

This is weak, unclear, and it's not measurable.

So Jun says, "I will only use my phone after my homework is completed.

I will not use it after 7:30 PM.

" That's great, Jun.

That is a clear strategy.

Well done.

We're going to move on to learning cycle two now.

Create a digital wellbeing plan.

A strategy solves one issue.

A digital well plan connects multiple strategies together: screen time, relationships, media awareness, AI awareness.

It creates balance.

Plans work because they reduce automatic behavior.

They increase awareness.

They create accountability and they support long-term balance.

Without a plan, habits return.

Okay, let's have a little check.

Why is a plan stronger than a single strategy?

A, it removes technology.

B, it connects strategies across different areas.

C, it replaces reflection.

Or D, it is longer.

What do you think?

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I asked why is a plan stronger than a single strategy?

A, it removes technology.

B, it connects strategies across different areas.

C, it replaces reflection.

D, it is longer.

The answer is B, a plan is stronger than a single strategy because it connects strategies across different areas.

Great job, everyone.

Screen time strategies protect physical and mental health.

For example, no phone after 8 PM protects sleep.

And sleep affects concentration, mood, and energy.

A strong screen-time strategy has a clear time.

It has a reason, and it solves a specific problem.

And Jun says, "If I sleep better, I focus better.

" That's right, Jun.

And not having blue lights by our eyes before bed will also help us sleep better.

Online relationship strategies protect emotional wellbeing.

For example, ask before sharing images protects trust.

Trust is built when boundaries are respected, privacy is valued and communication is thoughtful.

Without the strategy, misunderstandings or harm may occur.

A strong relationship strategy protects both people involved.

Media awareness strategies protect confidence.

For example, asking "What might not be shown?

" reduces unfair comparison.

So in this image here, we've got a really carefully put together picnic image.

But what you can't see round the outside is where people have just dropped their belongings, their coats, their hats because that's not in the image.

So you need to think what might not be shown?

Online content may be edited, staged, filtered, and cropped.

Reminding yourself of this protects wellbeing.

It shifts thinking from, "Why don't I look like that?

" to "this may not be the full reality.

" AI awareness strategies protect your independence.

For example, asking, "Why am I seeing this?

" increases your control.

AI recommendations are based on past clicks, watch time, and patterns.

Without awareness, the algorithm shapes what you see.

With awareness, you shape your behavior.

Okay, let's have a little check-in here.

I would like you to match the term to its meaning.

So the meanings we have, a behavior that happens automatically, a structured set of actions designed to support health, and a specific plan created to improve behavior.

And the terms we have, strategy, habit, and wellbeing plan.

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I asked you to match the term to its meaning.

And the meanings we had, a behavior that happens automatically, a structured set of actions designed to support health, a specific plan created to improve behavior.

And the terms we had, strategy, habit, and wellbeing plan.

And here we have them matched.

So behavior that happens automatically is a habit.

A structured set of actions designed to support health is a strategy.

And a specific plan created to improve behavior is a wellbeing plan.

Great job, everyone.

Laura says, "My plan is beginning to look like this.

" So she's done an example plan.

She has screen time: no phone after 8 PM.

Relationships: ask before sharing images.

Media awareness: ask "What might not be shown?

" And AI awareness: ask, "Why am I seeing this?

" Great job, Laura, that plan is really coming together.

You are going to move on to task B now.

I would like you to create your own digital wellbeing plan.

Your plan must include four strategies, one per strand, so the strands are screen time, relationships, media awareness, and AI awareness.

A short explanation for each, and one sentence explaining how your plan creates balance.

Okay?

Have a go.

How did you get on?

I asked you to create your own digital wellbeing plan.

Your plan must include four strategies, so one per strand, screen time, relationships, media awareness, and AI awareness.

A short explanation for each, and one sentence explaining how your plan creates balance.

So for screen time: no phone after 8 PM on school nights.

This protects sleep, which improves focus and mood the next day.

Relationships: ask before sharing photos.

This protects trust and helps maintain respectful online relationships.

Media awareness: ask "What might not be shown?

" This helps avoid unfair comparison and protects confidence.

And AI awareness: ask, "Why am I seeing this?

" This increases awareness of how algorithms shape content and support independent choices.

A plan creates balance by protecting sleep, relationships, confidence, and independence across different areas of digital life.

Your answers might be slightly different depending on what sort of plan you have created.

Great job, everyone.

Well done, everyone.

You have worked extremely hard today.

Let's summarize what we have learned.

Digital wellbeing requires reflection and deliberate action.

Habits are powerful, but strategies interrupt automatic behavior.

A strong wellbeing plan connects screen time, relationships, media awareness, and AI awareness.

Strategies should be specific, realistic, and linked to a purpose.

Taking control of digital choices supports long-term well-being.

Great job, everyone.

You've worked really hard today.

I hope to learn with you again soon.