Lesson
Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities
How does using social media affect our digital footprints?
Grade
8Objectives
- Identify reasons for using social media and the challenges that often come along with it.
- Reflect on the responsibilities they have that are related to digital footprints -- both their own and others' -- when they're using social media.
- Identify ways to make the most of social media while still caring for the digital footprints of themselves and others.
Vocabulary
digital footprint .
oversharing
digital footprint – all of the information online about a person, either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally
oversharing – sharing personal feelings, information, or experiences that later make someone feel uncomfortable or regretful
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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