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(Me)dia Mindfulness

Make it personal - with tools to help you navigate the noise of a messy digital world and cultivate an inspired internet that works for you. In partnership with the Inspired Internet Pledge (IIP), Pinterest is working collaboratively across the digital ecosystem to ensure youth and adults alike have a comprehensive understanding of how to find what they need, evaluate the information they receive, and take action in a way that empowers them to “tune for wellbeing” in a personal way.
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Ever feel overwhelmed by your feed? You’re not alone. Pride, an undergraduate student and member of NAMLE’s Youth Advisory Council, shares what it’s like to scroll through a sea of content—and how she manages information overload while protecting her peace. Through her experience, explore how media literacy can help us slow down, fact-check, and respond with clarity instead of stress. With two simple strategies, Pride shows how we can all build better digital habits and protect our mental wellbeing.
To learn more about our Social Media U digital wellbeing curriculum, visit www.HalfTheStoryProject.com.
Ready, set, debate! ⚖️ This lesson plan from NewseumED is perfect for history and English classes in middle school, high school, and college. It is free to use, adaptable to your classroom, and will get your students thinking about their free speech rights. 📣 Try this lesson and more 👉 https://newseumed.org/tools/lesson-plan/free-speech-essentials-critical-debates #middleschool #highschool #college #lessonplan

Media Literacy 101

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Ever find yourself stuck in the scroll? You’re not the only one. Join Eashan, a high school student and member of NAMLE’s Youth Advisory Council, as he breaks down the link between screen time, mental health, and media literacy. 📱🧠 In this video, he explores what happens when casual scrolling turns into hours online—and how intentional media habits and fact-checking can make all the difference for your wellbeing.
For more digital wellbeing challenges, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHR78pSqkTU&list=PLAGfEwrHX7lk8LtXcg5mQnvuSUC2V5gzE!
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For Youth

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Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez shares tip for families navigating new school phone policies. For more resources, visit the Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health's website: aap.org/socialmedia
The 5 M’s of Digital Wellness are designed to help parents and caregivers teach their kids how to use their devices in a positive, purposeful way that supports their physical, mental, and social-emotional health.
Helping your kids to embrace and appreciate their bodies and their unique selves is one of the most powerful things they can learn from you. 💛 For more tips, check out the EMBRACE KIDS film.

For Parents & Caregivers

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Peer-led allyship is all-too-often a response to school-level inaction. Educators have enormous power to uphold the rights of gender-expansive students. That is a sacred trust that we hold.
For more educational resources around digital wellbeing, visit www.HalfTheStoryProject.com.

For Educators

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Representation isn’t just about visibility—it’s about power, possibility, and belonging. Khadeejah, an undergraduate student on NAMLE’s Youth Advisory Council, explores how media representation shapes how we imagine ourselves, our communities, and our futures. 🎥✨ From Hollywood casting stats to the questions media literacy urges us to ask, this video challenges us to think more critically about what we consume and who gets to tell the story. Because seeing yourself in the media isn’t a luxury, it’s essential.

Healthy Habits

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How can we be safe, responsible, and respectful online?
Does an article seem too good to be true? 🧐 It might be time for a media literacy check. NAMLE’s Key Questions to Ask When Analyzing Media Experiences are a simple guide to help us dig deeper into the media we encounter everyday - whether we’re reading an article, watching a video, or just scrolling through social media. 💯 This kind of analysis isn’t just useful - it’s essential. Real-world examples like this one make it easy to bring media literacy into any subject area. 📚 To view or download (for free 🎉) the full list of Key Questions, 👉 https://namle.org/resources/key-questions-for-analyzing-media/
How do you know something you see or hear is true?

Digital Civility

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AI is often a copycat, forming its responses based on data generated by humans. How can we best use AI with this in mind? Develop healthy digital habits with #HalfTheStory and the Social Media U middle school and high school curriculum: www.HalfTheStoryProject.com/discovery.
Check out this article from our Programs Associate, Cassie Archdeacon, where she explores the complex relationship between AI and human creativity, particularly for young people. While she confesses a deep discomfort with the idea of a non-human touch in art, she challenges herself to look beyond the final product to the creative process, arguing that if generative AI can provide the "spark" to get a young person creating, it's better than making nothing at all.

AI Literacy

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Short and sweet social media challenge: unfollow toxic accounts, follow feel-good content, and rediscover balance… Less diet content, beauty content, and bodies in general; More animals, landscapes, and projects. The result? Media literacy and body confidence. 👀 Want more social media-smart parenting tips? Check out the Embrace magazine.
To learn more about our Social Media U digital wellbeing curriculum, visit www.HalfTheStoryProject.com.
Summer means more free time—and more screen time. Create a simple, sanity-saving social media plan for your kids that balances entertainment and wellbeing. Challenge your teen (and yourself!) to unfollow diet, beauty, and body-related content and notice how it makes you feel. 💛 For more advice, check out the Embrace magazine.

Navigate the Noise

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In honour of a seventh grader I know whose friends just accompanied him to his first-ever Pride parade, here are are the four best films from the last few years telling the still-emerging story of young queer masculinity.
Support your media literacy journey with prompts that inspire critical thinking about the content you encounter. Use these to reflect on sources, representation, missing voices, and what being a media-literate consumer means to you.
Today, there is such an emphasis places on connecting online rather than connecTION to others. How can we switch our focus to connection with our community? Develop healthy digital habits with #HalfTheStory and the Social Media U middle school and high school curriculum: www.HalfTheStoryProject.com/discovery.

Vision Boards

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What began in a dorm room has grown to be the first youth-led non-profit of its kind, dedicated to improving the next generation’s relationship with technology. #HTS empowers today's teens to take back control of tomorrow's technologies. Join us: www.HalfTheStoryProject.com/discovery.
Next Gen Men is a leading organization focused on engaging boys and men in topics like mental health, healthy relationships and gender equality.
The California Partners Project champions gender equity and ensures that our state's media and technology industries are a force for good in children’s lives. When women and children thrive, we all rise.

Trusted Partners

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