Middle and High School Programs:
Supporting Parents, Students,
and Administrators
SOCIAL
MEDIA U
Our Core
Offerings
Middle and High School Curriculum Licensing with staff via Ed Tech Platform
We will train your staff or students to deliver our innovative curriculum and programming by licensing our content and app access.
Supplemental Offerings
#HTS Facilitator-led Sessions
#HTS Facilitator-led Workshops
Staff Professional Development & 1:1 Educator Coaching Hours
State of Digital Wellbeing Climate Report
EdTech Platform to increase ease and engagement
THE OUTCOME
THE OUTCOME
We help you achieve Digital Flourishing, which is all about feeling positively connected and thriving in your online interactions. We rely on the 21-item Digital Flourishing Scale (DFS) to measure digital wellbeing growth.
Rosič et al., 2022
Rosič et al., 2022
THE RESULT
THE RESULTS
Shift from Passive to Active Tech Consumption
Improved Self Image (IRL and Online)
Authentic Self Expression in the Digital World
Tools to Manage Emotions Online and Offline
Increased Connection and Creativity
Mindful Modification to Increase Agency
THE DATA
FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Research shows positive impact on overall wellbeing, including statistically significant changes in Sleep Wake Scale score and Digital Flourishing Scale score.
Of students said they would
recommend the program to a
peer.
recommend the program to a
peer.
SOCIAL MEDIA U
OUR CORE
OFFERINGS
Middle and High School Programs: Supporting Parents, Students, and Administrators
Curriculum Licensing with Staff or Peer-to-Peer Training
License our innovative curriculum and we will train your staff or students to deliver our programming by licensing our content and app access.
Supplemental Offerings
#HTS Facilitator-led sessions, professional development and parent workshops*
State of Digital Wellbeing Climate Report
School Digital Policy Support & 1:1 Educator Consultations
Personalized Digital Wellbeing Companion App (13+)
*Currently available in Bay Area, Austin, & NYC Metro
Our Core Offerings
Middle and High School Curriculum Licensing with staff via Ed Tech Platform
We will train your staff or students to deliver our innovative curriculum and programming by licensing our content and app access.
#HTS Facilitator-led Sessions
#HTS Facilitator-led Workshops
Staff Professional Development & 1:1 Educator Coaching Hours
State of Digital Wellbeing Climate Report
EdTech Platform to increase ease and engagement
Want to bringing Social Media U to your community?
The Outcome:
Digital Flourishing
THE OUTCOME
We help you achieve Digital Flourishing, which is all about feeling positively connected and thriving in your online interactions. We rely on the 21-item Digital Flourishing Scale (DFS) to measure digital wellbeing growth.
Rosič et al., 2022
Rosič et al., 2022
THE RESULTS
+
Shift from Passive to Active Tech Consumption
+
Improved Self Image (IRL and Online)
+
Authentic Self Expression in the Digital World
+
Tools to Manage Emotions Online and Offline
+
Increased Connection and Creativity
+
Mindful Modification to Increase Agency
Curriculum Licensing with Staff or Peer-to-Peer Training
License our innovative curriculum and we will train your staff or students to deliver our programming by licensing our content and app access.
Supplemental Offerings
#HTS Facilitator-led sessions, professional development and parent workshops*
State of Digital Wellbeing Climate Report
School Digital Policy Support & 1:1 Educator Consultations
Personalized Digital Wellbeing Companion App (13+)
*Currently available in Bay Area, Austin, & NYC Metro
THE DATA
FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Research shows positive impact on overall wellbeing, including statistically significant changes in Sleep Wake Scale score and Digital Flourishing Scale score.
Of students said they would
recommend the program to a
peer.
recommend the program to a
peer.
Want to bringing Social Media U to your community?
OUR APPROACH
Our program focuses on teaching digital metacognition to improve overall wellbeing. Our research has identified 6 core skills of digital wellbeing that are adapted to scaffold learning and meet evolving developmental contexts for ages 11-18.
Digital Wellbeing Skills
Digital Habits
How devices are built to be addictive
🔄 PERSUASIVE DESIGN FEATURES
Analyzing the manipulative features built into devices and platforms to maximize time on devices.
🧠 MANIPULATIVE NEUROSCIENCE
We examine how technology exploits neuroscience to prolong device usage and decrease user autonomy.
🙏 MINDFUL DEVICE MODIFICATION
Modifying platforms and devices to improve self regulation and shift digital habits from mindless to mindful consumption.
Emotional Agility
Core foundational skills of emotional intelligence
😴 EMOTIONAL GRANULARITY
The practice of getting as specific as possible about the emotions you are feeling in the digital world.
🛑 COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL
The practice of stopping to think when you are emotionally activated online.
💕 SELF COMPASSION
The practice of meeting your emotions with kindness and compassion online and IRL.
“Adolescence is the new zero to three... adolescence is probably the last real opportunity we have to put individuals on a healthy pathway and to expect our interventions to have substantial, enduring effects”
Laurence Steinberg Ph.D
TESTIMONIALS
“Adolescence is the new zero to three...
adolescence is probably the last real opportunity we have to put individuals on a healthy pathway and to expect our interventions to have substantial,
enduring effects”
- Laurence Steinberg Ph.D
Interested in bringing
Social Media U
to your community?
