Lesson
Updated lessons available!Protecting Online Reputations
How can you respect the privacy of others online?
Grade
9Time
50 mins.
Objectives
- Define "digital reputation," and identify examples of socialmedia posts that can have a positive or negative effect.
- Use the 1-2-3-1 Perspectives activity to consider the causes and effects of posting about others online.
- Generate a list of questions to ask themselves before posting pictures or information about someone else.
Vocabulary Show definitions
digital footprint .
digital reputation .
sharenting
digital footprint – all the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally
digital reputation – what people think about you based on what they see online (social media, public information, photos, etc.)
sharenting – posting comments or photos of children on social media that show excessive or sensitive details about their lives
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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