Digital footprint

What is a digital identity

• Who you are online, includes what you share online

• what you wear in real life

• The way you feel when you go outside to play

• Your favourite video game

What could happen if I post a mean comment online?

• Posting mean comments can hurt others and damage your reputation, making people see you as unkind.

• Posting mean comments will make everyone love you and think you're funny.

• Posting mean comments will earn you special awards for being honest.

• Posting mean comments will help you make new friends who also enjoy being mean.

1. What should I think about before I post something online?

• The more I post, the better my online popularity, so I should post as much as possible.

• Before posting, ask yourself if it’s something you wouldn’t mind your family, friends, or future teachers seeing.

• It doesn’t matter what I post, everyone loves everything I share.

• I should post everything I feel without thinking.

Can I change my digital footprint?

• Your digital footprint can be changed by posting as many pictures as possible.

• Deleting a post means it’s completely gone from the internet forever.

• Once information is posted online it is permanently there.

• You can change your digital footprint anytime by simply wishing for it to be different.

How can sharing too much personal information online be risky?

• Sharing too much information can make it easy for strangers to harm or trick you.

• Sharing personal information brings more friends to your account

• Sharing personal information helps you win online games.

How do we maintain good online reputation?

• By being kind and respectful in our posts and comments online.

• By sharing everything we think, even if it might hurt someone’s feelings.

• By ignoring all comments and posts on our profiles.

• By following the 4R's respect others, be responsible, use reasoning and be resilient

What should I do if I see something online that makes me uncomfortable?

• Tell a trusted adult so they can help you handle the situation.

• 1. Ignore it completely and hope it goes away on its own.

• 1. Share it with everyone on social media to get their opinions.

• 1. Try to confront the person who posted it directly online.

What does active digital footprint mean?

• 1. An active digital footprint is when you leave marks on the ground after walking in the mud.

• Traces of information you purposely leave like posting a photo online

• An active digital footprint is the number of times you breathe in a day

What is passive digital footprint?

• Information collected from you indirectly like your search history

• Information that cannot be recovered

• Staying positive online

• 1. A passive digital footprint is when you draw pictures in the sand at the beach.

A digital footprint.....

• 1. A poor digital footprint means you will never be able to play video games again.

• A poor digital footprint can lead to people misjudging you, which might affect your chances of getting into a good school or job in the future.

• 1. A poor digital footprint means you can’t eat dessert for a whole month.