Grade 5 DC: What Is a Digital Footprint? (SF)

Grade 5 Digital Citizen What Is a Digital Footprint?

Overview

Today I will learn

  • how digital content is permanent and cannot be deleted
  • how to identify private information that should not be given to anyone online without the permission of a trusted adult.

Motivation

STEP 1.

  Directions: Select the play button to begin the Digital Dossier Links to an external site. video below. As you view this video, think about your digital footprint. Who might look at your digital footprint in the future? What type of information is ok to share about yourself online?

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Lesson

STEP 2.

  Directions: Follow along with your teacher to learn more about your brain, sharing with others, and your digital footprint.

 

Did you know that the human brain is wired to share with others?  When your brain gets excited, you feel emotions, and something called the "autonomic nervous system" causes you to want to share with others. 

 

Sharing with others has lots of cool benefits:

  • It helps you feel good!  Sharing positive experiences helps you remember them, even after they're over.
  • It helps you learn!  Sharing knowledge helps everyone be more informed.
  • It helps you connect!  Sharing your interests is a way to make new friends and strengthen relationships.
  • It helps you persuade!  Sharing what you care about can inspire others to act and to support good causes.

However, we need to know that what we share becomes part of our digital footprint and is permanent. Certain private information should NOT be given to ANYONE online WITHOUT the PERMISSION of a trusted adult.

STEP 3.

  Directions: Select the play button to begin the Private and Personal Information Links to an external site. video below. As you view this video, think about the types of information that you may share online and whether it is safe to share.

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Step 4.

  Directions: Follow along with your teacher to review the types of information that is Private vs. Personal.  

Let's Review

Private Information

Information about you that can be used to identify you because it's unique to you (e.g., your full name or your address)

Personal Information

Information about you that cannot be used to identify you because it is also true for many other people (e.g., your hair color or the city you live in)

 

Activity

STEP 5.

  Directions: Follow your teachers directions to test your knowledge about Private and Personal information using the Pear Deck Activity linked below.

Thumbnail of Private vs. Personal Information PearDeck

 

Select the Next Page button at the bottom of the page to get started testing your knowledge!

Screenshot of Next Button

 

Resources

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