Digital Footprints

What does the word digital mean?

• Anything to do with computer technology

• Something you have posted somewhere publicly

• The information I put online leaves a digital footprint

• The places Penelope has been

Which information should NOT be shared over the internet?

• Last Name

• Your address

• Your phone number

• All of these

What makes up a digital footprint?

• Photos

• Email

• Texts

• All of these

Colleges and future employers who are interested in me will first look at...

• my letters of reccomendation

• my entrance essay

• my online profiles

• my school transcripts

Games are part of your digital footprint.

• Yes, if they are on a game system, tablet, phone or computer.

• Only if I am using the chat feature.

• All games, including board games are part of my digital footprint.

• No, only texts, websites and pictures are in my digital footprint.

True or False?

When you become an adult, you get a new digital footprint, and the one you had when you were a teenager is erased.

• True

• False

When you go online everything you do leaves a trail. It is called a

• Digital footprint

• path

• online trail

• internet

It is important to consider who will view or who could potentially view my online accounts and posts.

• True: what others see online about me is important

• False: Only my parents care what's online about me

• True: everything online represents who I am when I am not around to personally defend, explain or show others who I am. It's important for me to project a positive atmosphere and picture of myself.

• False: It doesn't matter what I post online or what is posted about me online

Sharing a secret to your best friend online is okay because you are only sharing it to him/her.

• It is okay because it is my best friend.

• You should only share a secret if someone is going to get hurt. You should never share secrets on the internet

• I will share it, but delete the secret after a little while.

What can you do to have a good digital footprint?

• Don't overshare

• Check with your parents when you share a picture

• Only post things that you would want everyone to see

• All of the above