Our Digital Footprints

Vocabulary

• Digital footprint: Information about you on the internet from your online activity
• Invisible Audience: People who can see what you do on the internet
• Reputation: What you are like or what other people think you are like

Vocabulary

• Consequence: The result of something you do
• Internet Privacy Rule: Your personal information on the internet
• Social Media: Websites or apps that let the users share information with others

Positive Digital Footprints

• Keeping your passwords to yourself
• Everything you look up or post is positive
• Only using your first name or using nicknames
• Having a positive digital footprint can keep you out of trouble and can help you in the future

Negative Digital Footprints

• Cyberbullying
• Sharing your personal information with other people on the internet
• Pirating
• A negative digital footprint can lead to you loosing a job or getting in trouble at school

Protecting online information

• Keep your passwords to yourself
• Limit how many people you share your information with online or on social media
• Lock down your hardware

Improving your digital footprint

• Making new passwords
• Do things that won't hurt you in the future
• Think before you post

Resources

• http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/when-using-social-media-beware-t...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_privacy

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