ABSTRACT
Since 2018, the Transitions project has promoted digital citizenship, the set of abilities that allow for safe and positive online participation, among adolescents in Latin America through a culturally appropriate school curriculum informed by developmental science. COVID-19 motivated readers to redesign the author's research to promote well-being during a crisis, highlighting the role digital technology plays during lockdown. This project presents a case study for the cultural adaptations necessary to implement digital citizenship lessons for Peruvian youth during remote instruction. Recognizing the elevated importance of digital technology as a social bridge concurrent with physical distancing, the authors aimed to capture the dynamic changes and adaptations that adolescents made as they tried to cope. As a result of the lockdown, digital technology has become utterly essential for adolescents; education, relatedness, and autonomy.
