Your+Digital+Footprint

=Your Digital Footprint=

It's your online history
This kind doesn't wash away when it rains.....

The footprint you create on the internet is not easily erased. In many instances it is permanent. Always remember the internet is global. You may think you are sharing information with a friend but in fact that friend may be sharing it with 30 people you don’t know. If you wouldn’t share the photo or say it in person—don’t share it online!

1. All of these technologies can contribute to your digital image:
 * Cell phone
 * Websites
 * E-mail
 * IM
 * Text messaging
 * Chat rooms
 * Blogs
 * Online gaming
 * Social Networking

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2. View [|Bulletin Board] As a group, discuss what other kinds of postings students might regret. These are people that may "google" you to find out more.
 * Future employers
 * Coaches
 * Admissions officers
 * Your parents

What do your digital footprints tell them about you? 3. Place quotation marks around your name and Google yourself. What did you find? Nothing? Good Job!

4. Take a look at videos from NSTeens.

It can be extremely difficult to remove postings and images from cyberspace. Who has them? You will never know. Think twice before you click