THE

DIGITAL
SELF
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review w h a t is
online
identity.
2. Reflect o n t h e
benefits and
risks o f
presenting their
identities i n
different ways
online.
3. Establish h o w
t o set
boundaries o n
your online
WHAT IS ONLINE IDENTITY?
• Using t h e internet,
i t is t h e sum o f
your characteristics
and interactions
represented.
• Results f ro m
different interactions
w i t h each website
visited, sh owin g a
different picture o f
w h o you are and
w h a t you do.
 YOUR ONLINE GOOGLE
FACEBOOK
IDENTITY (FACTS
ABOUT YOU AND
YOUR ACTIONS)

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SCHOOL’S /EMPLOYER’S
DATA BASE
 W h a t was your
initial reaction
about t h e assigned
task?
 W h a t were some o f
your considerations i n
deciding w h a t t o post?
 H o w di d you feel
about t h e comments
and reactions about
your post?
 Application: Examine the congruence
of your Offline and Online Self
Offline Self Online Self
Public Persona Public Persona
Identity l Identity l
Identity Identity

Gender Social Gender Social

Identity Identity
Identity Identity
Managing your on-line Identity
Just try…
 The first step t o g e t t i n g control
over your online i d e n t i t y is
Googling yourself.
If you don’t do it, someone else w i l l
 Manage your Facebook, LinkedIn and
Tw i t t er account.
This may mean you need t o choose w h a t
t o keep online and w h a t t o remove.
Remember t h a t an y t hi ng you p u t
online or post o n a site is there
forever, even i f you t r y t o delete it.
Stick t o safer
sites.
Be choosy about your
online friends.
Limit w h a t you post.