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Online Reputation and Cyber-bullying
Combat cyberbullying with information. During this plan, learners watch a couple of videos, consider online behavior scenarios, brainstorm long- and short-term consequences, and discuss how to react to bullying in order to build up to...
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Childnet International: Kidsmart
A comprehensive site on Internet safety for kids. Covers social networking, safe searching, chatting, digital footprints, games, and more. Includes lesson materials for ages 3-11, stories, and videos.
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Wosu Public Media: Are You Digi Fit?: Who Are You Online? [Pdf]
This is a brief K-4 lesson summary that links to a Common Sense Media slideshow. It looks at what a digital footprint is and how it can be positive or negative and influence how people see you now or in the future. The slideshow can be...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Digital Trails
[Free Registration/Login Required] Does what you do online always stay online? Students learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." Depending on how they manage it, this trail can be big or small,...
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 5. Digital Footprint
Each time you log on to the Internet, use your cell phone, or do anything digitally you are leaving a digital trail. In this tutorial, you will be completing five quests. In the first, you will make a record of your online activities...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities
Social media can be a place to connect, learn, and, most of all, share. But how much do kids know about what they're sharing - and not just about themselves but each other? Help students think critically about their digital footprints on...
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Common Sense Media: Education: The Power of Digital Footprints
Our digital footprints can impact our future. What others find about us online shapes how they see us or feel about us. Help your students learn about their digital footprint and the steps they can take to shape what others find and see...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Trillion Dollar Footprint [Pdf]
Learners learn that they have a digital footprint, which can be searched, shared, and seen by a large, invisible audience. Students then learn that they can take some control over their digital footprint based on what they post online....
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Controlling Children's Passwords Is a Flagrant Breach of Their Privacy
Passwords, by definition, are secrets. We use them to identify ourselves to systems and gain authorized access to places that other people are denied access to. Every online account is an identity, but only if it is reserved for the...
University of British Columbia
University of Bc: Digital Tatoo: Privacy and Surveillance: Online Presence
How can you take control of your digital identity? Learn about privacy in the cloud, managing your online profile, and digital dossiers. Resources include videos, quizzes, and ideas to discuss and explore.
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Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Detective
This social networking profile has been created to stimulate discussion about safe and potentially unsafe practices and features on social networking sites. Together with the accompanying questions, it has been designed to highlight ways...
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Ryerson University: Digital Footprint: A Positive Digital Image [Pdf]
Leaving a positive digital footprint can help you stand out even in the most competitive circumstances. It may take some time and effort to build, maintain or repair a positive image; however, making informed choices and presenting a...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Visualizing the World's Twitter Data
Good morning, Twitter! Millions of tweets are sent everyday, and from these tweets, we can gather a lot of information about people's lives: where they travel, when they wake up, and their opinions on pretty much everything. Jer Thorp...
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Elk Grove Unified School District: Digital Citizenship: Digital Footprint
A digital footprint is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Filling out a form, leaving a blog comment, updating your status, checking into a location,...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: The Change You Want to See
Research shows that happiness in life is less about what you do and more about why you do it. When your actions have purpose, they lead to positive results -- both for you and the world. Help students use the power of the internet to...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Who's Looking at Your Digital Footprint?
Our digital footprints can have a powerful impact on our future. This can be a scary thought, given that what's in our digital footprint isn't always in our control. Teach students that digital footprints are an opportunity to showcase...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Curated Lives
Social media gives us a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. When students reflect on these choices, they...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Protecting Online Reputations
Tagging friends on social media is a great way to connect with others and capture memorable experiences. But what if they don't want to be tagged? Encourage your students to take responsibility for how they may affect the digital...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Online Reputation
The things online that you have liked, shared and commented on, as well as what others have shared about you, may shape what other people think about you; this is your online reputation. This site features questions, answers, and tips to...