Three minutes a day to grow up online, well.
Short lessons for every age, written in plain language, with the sources right there. A new lesson opens each day, and refreshers come back later so they stick.
OurDot's first course, Safe & Kind Online, has three tracks by age. A second course, Earning Online, the Honest Way, teaches kids and adults how real online income works and how to spot scams. Lessons never count against game time.
Safe & Kind Online
Explorers · ages 6–9
- Some Things Stay Private
- Kind Words Make Good Days
- When in Doubt, Ask
- Tricky Messages
- Screens Need Rest Too
- Stop, Think, Share
Navigators · ages 10–12
- Strong Passwords, Smart Clicks
- Be an Upstander
- Spotting Red Flags
- Your Digital Trail
- Is It Real?
- Finding Your Balance
Trailblazers · ages 13–17
- Your Footprint, Your Story
- Check Before You Share
- Green Flags, Red Flags
- When Someone Pressures or Threatens You
- Calling In, Not Piling On
- Your Attention, Your Choice
Earning Online, the Honest Way
Two tracks: Makers (ages 10–17, 6 lessons) and Builders (18+, 8 lessons). Lessons cover what earning online really looks like, choosing a first business with a guardian, money basics, spotting scams and too-good offers, why ads should say they're ads, and owning your face and your work. Sources include the FTC, the US Department of Labor and the IRS.
Where the lessons come from
Lessons draw on Google's Be Internet Awesome, NCMEC's NetSmartz and Take It Down, and the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance on media use. Each lesson lists its sources. What research says about teaching online safety.
A growing library
Families can request topics from a library that's being researched now, from planning to own a home to breathing and calm. Each one goes through the same research process before it opens.
Common questions
How long is each OurDot lesson?
About three minutes. A new lesson opens each day, and short refreshers come back later.
Do lessons count against game time?
No. Learning never counts against the daily game time a guardian sets.