Digital Citizenship Quiz

When we think about our own media choices, we should consider:

• Who, what, when, where, and why

• ​​​​​​Reading, writing, and arithmetic

• What, when, how much, and how we feel

Select the statement that describes healthy media balance.

• The goal of a healthy media-balance plan is to use as little media as possible.

• If you follow a healthy media-balance plan, you use digital media for one hour a day. 

• ​​​​​​​A media-balance plan may change over time as a person's interests and schedules change. 

Maya enjoys staying connected with friends on social media. Lately, she's started to get a lot of notifications on her phone. Maya opens the app every time she sees a notification and is beginning to feel anxious about checking her friends' posts right away. What could Maya do to maintain a healthy media balance for herself?

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• ​​​​​​​Maya could change her phone settings so she does not receive notifications that distract her. 

• Maya could respond to her friends' posts, telling them how annoying they are.

• ​​​​​​​Maya could delete her account and never use social media again.

• ​​​​​​​Maya could complain to her friends.

Which answer below is NOT an example of consumer data that an electronics company might track?

• ​​​​​​​Websites their customers use most to purchase their laptops.

• ​​​​​​​States where the majority of their customers live.

• Which devices cost the most for them to make?

How might a company use the consumer data it collects?

• To decide which types of products it should make.

• To decide where to open a new store.

• To decide how much to charge for their products.

• All of the above.

Aimee watched an unboxing video of decorations she wants to get for her room. Now every time she goes online she sees advertisements from the company that makes the decorations. Why is she seeing these ads?

• Because she only visits websites from that company.

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• Because she asked her mom if she could get the decorations.

• Because the company collected information about the videos she watched.

• Because everyone else online sees the same ads.

All of the following are ways to limit what is tracked about you online, except:

• Limit what you share.

• Turn off your screen when you're done using the internet.

• Turn off cookies.

• Adjust privacy settings.

Your digital footprint includes information that others post about you online.

• True

• False

Which activity makes up a digital footprint?

• Joining an after-school club.

• Playing on a sports team.

• Posting messages or comments on social media.

• Writing in a journal.

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.