Digital Footprint

Your Digital Footprint

Being mindful of online sharing
Your Task
Using PowerPoint, create a quiz for your parents that tests their
knowledge of the following:

• Age limits for social media sites

• Proper behavior for blogs, discussion forums, and gaming

• Appropriate behavior online

What is your
Digital Footprint?

ALL of your activity on

the Internet
Social Media Age Limits
• Age limits are for YOUR protection
• The “magic” age = 13
• Honor the age limits. If you don’t…
• you violate the terms and conditions of the site
• you bypass the protection offered to young people
under the age of 18
Have you ever communicated online? If so, what
types of things have you shared online?

What types of things do you see your family

members share online?

Are you ever concerned about what you see your

friends, your parents or other family members share
online?
Post Smart
What did you learn?

Share your thoughts about the video. What

key tips did you learn?
Share with care
• Don’t take or share suggestive
photos or videos
• Make social network pages private
• Keep personal info to yourself
• Be choosy about adding friends
• Share your accomplishments
Use social networks more safely
• Use Settings or Options
• Accept new friends wisely
• Be careful what you post
• If you wouldn’t wear it, don’t share it!
THINK Before You Post
Why protect your online reputation?
• 40% of college admissions officers visit applicants’
social media pages
• 52% of employers view a future employee’s social 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 0

media presence 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 1 0

1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 10

• With so many eyes potentially judging you, do you

think you need to clean up your digital footprint?
Stay in Control of Your Future
• Set your boundaries
• Think carefully about how public you want to be
• Explore are social site before you use it
• Be selective about friends
• Don’t over share
• Treat others as you would like to be treated