Grade 5 DC: Your Online Reputation Day 1 (SF)
Overview
Today I will learn how I can protect my privacy and online reputation. I will learn what information is appropriate to share online.
Lesson
Filling out a form, sending an email to a friend, posting a photo, and pretty much everything one does online – even the simple act of visiting a website or using a search engine – leaves a trail. This trail, called a digital footprint, is made of bits and pieces of information on one’s computer and on other computers and servers around the world, which allow other people to learn about you.
- What does your digital footprint say about you?
- Who will be looking at your footprint later in life?
Even though online information provides an incomplete picture of a person, it can still affect how others view that person. Let's talk about how the information online can influence a person's reputation.
STEP 1.
Directions: Select the play button to begin You & Your Digital Billboard Links to an external site.. As you view this video, think about how the things you may post online can impact how others view you.
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STEP 2.
Directions: Review the three animated gifs below. If these were your friends, would you share them online? How do you think the people in the pictures would feel if a friend posted and shared these images? Follow your teachers directions to share your ideas with the class.
Activity: Mindful Mountain
STEP 3.
Directions: Complete the following activity to check your understanding of privacy and your online reputation.
Play Mindful Mountain Links to an external site.
- The mountainous town center of Interland is a place where everyone mingles and crosses paths. But you must be very intentional about what you share and with whom... information travels at the speed of light, and there’s an oversharer among the Internauts, you know.
Resources
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