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Digital Footprint and Reputation Essential Question:

How can I control my digital footprint and reputation based on what I post online?

Your digital footprint is all of the information online about you, either posted by you or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Have you ever: If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you already have left a digital footprint. Click on the link below to view a brief introductory video about digital footprints. @https://www.commonsensemedia.org/video/modal/4241346
 * sent a message or posted a comment online?
 * created a profile on a social network site?
 * used some sort of photo-sharing app?

First: Take about three or four minutes to complete the digital footprint diagram Then: Compare with your table. What are the similarities and differences?

Now, Investigate...
1. Click on the link below and read all of the text boxes, then watch the three short video clips.

@http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/digitalfootprints/
2. Read the article “Guess Who’s Looking at Your Facebook Page?”

Use your Cornell Notes to answer the following questions based on the information on the website and in the article - please return to the website/article to re-read important passages:

• How does your digital footprint get created? • What can others tell about you from your digital footprint? • How can you control and improve your digital footprint? • How might your digital footprint affect you in the future? Assessment: In a paragraph or so, respond to one of the two prompts: 1. How will this information impact how you behave online in the future - use examples or 2. Recount a situation when either your online behavior or that of someone you know has negatively impacted a person's life.