Oklahoma Middle School Digital Citizenship: Six Units on Online Life
Oklahoma Middle School Digital Citizenship: Six Units on Online Life
For Oklahoma middle school teachers who need lessons on how students live online, the Digital Life Units Bundle ($89.99) has six units: cyberbullying and hate speech, influencers, AI and responsibility, data protection, phishing, and recommendation algorithms. They fit advisory, ethics or technology time. Which Oklahoma standards, if any, apply to this topic in your grades is something to confirm with your district.
See the Digital Life bundleThe Digital Life Units Bundle costs $89.99 for six units that are $149.94 separately: Cyberbullying and Hate Speech, Influencers and Social Media, AI and Responsibility, Data Protection and Cyber Safety, Cybersecurity: Phishing & Social Engineering, and Recommendation Algorithms and Filter Bubbles. It suits middle school advisory, digital citizenship, ethics and computer science teachers in Oklahoma, but it is not written for the state or tied to its standards.
The resources
Digital Life Units Bundle, Grades 6–9
6 resources in one download: $89.99 instead of $149.94 bought separately.
Start with the first resource; the others are optional add-ons. Open any cover for the full contents and price.
Digital Life Units Bundle | Cyberbullying, Influencers, AI, Privacy, Phishing & Algorithms | 6 Units | Grades 6–9
AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle | How AI Works, Prompting, Phishing, Encryption & Data Privacy | 6 Units | Grades 6–9
Digital Citizenship Activities | Cyberbullying, AI, Social Media & Media Literacy Lessons | Grades 7–10
Middle School Ethics Curriculum | Justice, Conscience, Freedom, Digital Life & Climate | 10 Units | Grades 6–9
The real problem
Teaching online life in Oklahoma after the 2025 phone rules
Oklahoma was among the states that enacted a statewide school phone restriction in 2025. For a middle school, that changes what happens during class, but the group chats, videos and feeds are still waiting at lunch and after school. Phones leaving the classroom does not mean the problems they bring leave too. Cyberbullying, influencer pressure, scams and the way an app decides what a student sees next all carry on, and a phone-free room is a calmer place to talk about them. The harder question is where those lessons belong. Oklahoma's standards go by the name Oklahoma Academic Standards, but which subject's standards carry digital citizenship in your grades, and what your district expects, should be confirmed locally. The title of the state's computer science standards is also worth checking with the State Department of Education before you plan. The topic may land in advisory, a technology elective or a counselor's small group, sometimes with little prepared material. What a teacher in that seat needs is units that run without student devices, open real discussion and come with answer keys.
Why it fits
What the six units cover
Each unit stands on its own, so you can pick the topics your students are dealing with this year.
- Cyberbullying and Hate Speech gives advisory teachers a structured unit on a problem students meet outside class.
- Influencers and Social Media opens a discussion about the accounts students follow and trust.
- AI and Responsibility brings ethical questions about AI into a middle school discussion.
- Data Protection and Cyber Safety covers protecting personal information before students sign up for new apps.
- Phishing & Social Engineering shows students how scams try to trick them into handing over information.
- Recommendation Algorithms and Filter Bubbles explains why feeds keep showing students more of the same.
Getting started
Running the bundle through a semester of advisory
A suggested order only. Move a unit up if something is happening in your school right now.
- Check where the topic belongsAsk your district which course or program carries digital citizenship and what it expects. That tells you whether this is a full course, an advisory strand or a few weeks in a technology class.
- Start with cyberbullyingOpen with Cyberbullying and Hate Speech while classes are still forming. It sets norms for respectful discussion that the later units in the bundle depend on.
- Then influencers and feedsTeach Influencers and Social Media next to Recommendation Algorithms and Filter Bubbles. Together they explain who students listen to and why the app keeps showing them more.
- Protect data and spot scamsPair Data Protection and Cyber Safety with Phishing & Social Engineering. Students can work through printed tasks rather than practicing on their own phones and accounts.
- End on AIClose with AI and Responsibility. Students who have studied feeds and scams are ready for a harder conversation about AI tools and who is responsible for what they produce.
What to buy
Choosing between the digital citizenship options
For a broad digital life strand, the Digital Life Units Bundle at $89.99 (parts $149.94) is the best fit. A computer science teacher who wants more technical depth should look at the AI & Cybersecurity Units Bundle ($89.99, parts $149.94), which adds how AI works, prompting and encryption. The Digital Citizenship Activities set ($69.99, Grades 7–10) has four units and 12 lessons, including consumer ethics and fast fashion. If you teach ethics or character education all year, the Middle School Ethics Curriculum ($119.99, parts $249.90) includes three of these digital topics among its ten units.
Honest limits
What the bundle does not do
These units are not written for Oklahoma. They carry no Oklahoma Academic Standards codes and no Oklahoma-specific content, and no state agency or district has approved them. Check them against whatever your district uses for this topic. The bundle does not replace your school's phone policy, bullying reporting procedures or counselor support; follow your school's process when a real case comes up. No software or devices are included. For a whole advisory team, message Teach Lessons before buying. If it is not a fit, exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value rather than cash.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this aligned to Oklahoma standards?
No. The units were not written for Oklahoma and are not aligned to, reviewed or approved under the Oklahoma Academic Standards or by any district. Which standards, if any, cover digital citizenship in your grades is a question for your district. Compare the six units with that document and your course plan before you build them in.
Do students need phones or laptops?
No. The units are worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys you can print or show on a classroom screen. That suits schools working under Oklahoma's 2025 phone restriction. If your class has school devices, you can use them for some tasks, but nothing in the bundle requires them.
Can a counselor use it with small groups?
Yes, as teaching material. The Cyberbullying and Hate Speech and Influencers and Social Media units can anchor small-group discussions. If the bundle will be used by several staff members, such as counselors and advisory teachers together, send Teach Lessons a message first to arrange team use.
Is it suitable for sixth graders?
The bundle is written for grades 6–9. Its three computer science units, on data protection, phishing and recommendation algorithms, come with worksheets on four levels, from Basic to Project, which helps younger or less confident readers. Preview each unit and choose the level that matches your class.
Will it handle a bullying incident at my school?
No. It is teaching material, not an intervention program. When a real case comes up, follow your school's reporting and counseling procedures. The cyberbullying unit is best used before problems grow, to give students words and clear expectations for how they treat each other online.
How many weeks does it take?
That depends on your schedule. Six units can fill a semester of weekly advisory lessons or a shorter block in a technology class. Teach them in order or pick the topics your students need now, since each unit stands alone. Keeping one unit printed for a substitute day is also a sensible use.
Talk about online life before the next problem starts
See the six units and their parts on the product page.
See the Digital Life bundle