4.1.6 Our Online Tracks

Digital footprints are:

• Invisible and can't be tracked.

• Evidence of what you do online, including the things you post.

• Not permanent and go away after you log off the internet.

• Erased if you delete an email, a text, or a post.

Which of the following activities are things about your digital footprint that you can control? Decide which online activities are things about your digital footprint that you CAN control. Check the boxes.

• You text a friend.

• You post a picture.

• Your parents post baby pictures of you.

• Your friend comments on a video you made.

Avi went on a field trip to a museum last week. A few of his classmates have phones and took some pictures. Tal, one of Avi's friends, posted a picture from the field trip that showed Avi making a silly face. Avi didn't like the picture and was upset Tal posted it. What should Tal have done in this situation?

• Not gone on the field trip.

• Not brought his phone on the field trip.

• Asked for permission before posting the picture online.

• Posted the picture anyway since it was from his camera.

In the previous question, why was Tal's decision to post a silly picture of Avi irresponsible?

• His post affects Avi's digital footprint.

• The post did not get many likes.

• Only people who went on the field trip could relate to the picture.

How confident are you in understanding what makes up your digital footprint?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.