Peer Review

Digital Wellness Toolkit - Arlington Public Schools

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Reviewed:: Jul 21, 2026 by ICT Literacy

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Overview:

This toolkit is a collection of interactive and supportive materials that help students understand healthy screen time habits. learn strategies for managing digital overload, practice mindfulness and device-free routines, recognize signs of cyberbullying or digital fatigue, and build positive relationships online.

Type of Material:

Learning Object Repository

Recommended Uses:

Partner with parents to foster digital wellness habits at home.

Assign students activities that they can do at home.

Technical Requirements:

Works in Windows browsers

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Understand healthy screen time habits
Learn strategies for managing digital overload
Practice mindfulness and device-free routines
Recognize signs of cyberbullying or digital fatigue
Build positive relationships online

Target Student Population:

Grade School, Middle School, High School, Professional, Parents

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Basic ICT and reading literacy

Content Quality

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Strengths:

This reputable school districted selected and curated relevant high-quality engaging resources for families and teachers to use to help youth attain digital wellness. Materials are self-contained and can be used in various settings. There is enough content to meet the objectives. Links work and are appropriately attributed.

Concerns:

Teachers might not realize that some of the resources are applicable to classroom instruction.

Each resource is stand-alone so their approach and details vary.

Some information is specific to the Arlington Public Schools, so has limited use for the public.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: The learning objectives explicitly draw from ICT literacy standards. The content is very useful for parents who want to limit their child's use of technology. There is plentiful information on balancing digital tools and healthy habits. The website also includes a spotlight on safety. At the website level, concepts build progressively, are related, and are reinforced. It is easy to write assignments for, and learning is efficient because only a couple of resources are provided per unit. Altogether, the resources provides a solid foundation for youth's appropriate technology use. Material use is applicable for ICT literacy and its practice.
Concerns:: Prerequisite knowledge is not defined but it appears as if no prior ICT knowledge is required. The resources are only as good as the adults use them to teach youth; little guidance is given to the adults in this matter.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Instructions are clear, although parental guidance on teaching is limited. The website is well laid out, and can be navigated independently; little technical skill is required. Help is provided through the FAQs.

Concerns:

Parents may think that they need to use the district's portal to use this website and its sources, which is not true, so its inclusion is misleading.

Teachers might not realize that this website could apply to their own classroom incorporation.

The website does not appear to the ADA-compliant (or at least some of the linked materials might not be ADA-compliant.

Other Issues and Comments:: The umbella website "Digital Learning & Innovation" is a better place to start than the toolkit -- and it has more content that is geared to the classroom.
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