Reputations+and+Footprints

=Digital Footprint=

Students should have individual copies of the 9th Digital Footprint Recording Document.

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1. What is a digital Footprint?
Write your answer on the sheet provided.

Watch The Video Below
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2. Think about all of your online activities.
What might your digital footprint look like? Record your answers in the space provided.

3. Search Yourself
a. Have you "Googled" yourself lately? Go ahead and try it. Does anything come up? If so can you do anything about it? Why or why not? b. Try a Pipl Search for yourself. Does anything come up? If so can you do anything about it? Why or why not?

4. Try Calculating your digital Footprint.
Now use the Digital Footprint Calculators on this page to compare your footprint with those of your peers

5. Set up Google Alerts
You are now going to set up a Google Alert to ensure you are aware when someone publicly posts something online about you.



Select your preferences and click on the Create Alert button.



Make sure you are logged in to one of your gmail accounts. Try the school account as well as personal accounts.

Select Me on the Web and then try the Google Plus option if you use G+.

**6. Watch Two Kinds of Stupid!**
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 * Teachers you can create an account at Netsmartz and download the files in both Spanish and English.**

**7. Questions for Discussion**
a. Do you agree with Eduardo's assessment of the situation. Was he behaving stupidly when he uploaded those images? b. How was Eduardo's future affected by what he did? c. Do you think that this scenario can really happen or is this just a scare tactic?

8. Watch the following ABC News Report on Social Networks and College Admissions.
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Take a moment and ensure that you understand how to ensure your settings on Social Media Accounts are private. Here are some examples from Facebook.

Double check those Privacy Settings!



 * 9. Read through 10 Things Students Should Know About Digital Footprints.**


 * 10. Look at the last point. What can you do to begin building your __ positive online image __?**
 * Record your ideas in the space provided.**