Lesson 7.2 - Your Digital Footprint

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The Power
of Digital
Footprints

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 7

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Essential Question

How might our digital

footprints shape our future?

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Define the term "digital footprint" and explain how it can
affect our online privacy.

Analyze how different parts of our digital footprint can
lead others to draw conclusions -- both positive and
negative -- about who we are.

Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to examine a
dilemma about digital footprints.

Learning Objectives

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Labeling

What does each image represent from the video?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

It can be copied.

It can be broadcasted to many people.

It can be shared by others.

It is permanent.

It can be searched.

Open Ended

Using only one word, how does it make you feel knowing that everything you do online is stored and can be searched for, shared, or even broadcast?

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KEY VOCABULARY

Digital footprint

All the information online about a person posted
either by that person or by others, intentionally or
unintentionally

Persistent

Lasting a long time

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KEY VOCABULARY

Invisible audience

Unknown or unanticipated people who can see
information about you posted online.

Open Ended

What thoughts do you have about the chat in the image? Is this wrong or right? Why?

Open Ended

What are ways that you can help shape and monitor your own digital footprint?

Match

Match the following

• Persistent

• Digital footprint

• Invisible audience

lasting a long time

All the information online about you.

Unknown people who see your online info.

• lasting a long time

• All the information online about you.

• Unknown people who see your online info.

Multiple Select

Which kinds of information below make up a digital footprint? Mark all that apply.

• Photos of you posted on your school's website

• Comments you post on other people's private social media accounts

• Comments that others post about you

• A thank-you card you hand to a teacher

Multiple Choice

What can you do to make a positive digital footprint for yourself?

• Post only once a day.

• Adjust your privacy settings to control who sees your posts.

• 
  Use only apps that make pictures and posts disappear.

• 
  Share as much as you can with your best friends.

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