Lesson

Who's Looking at Your Digital Footprint?

How can information you post online affect your future opportunities?

Grade

11

Time

50 mins.

Objectives

  • Learn that they have a public presence online called a digital footprint.
  • Recognize that any information they post online can help or hurt their future opportunities (college admission, employment, etc.).
  • Create a vignette that shows how a positive digital footprint can help someone take advantage of an opportunity.

Vocabulary

digital footprint . personal branding . rescinded
digital footprint all the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally
personal branding the practice of marketing yourself to the public using social media, a personal website, advertisements, or other non-digital tools
rescinded to take away or cancel
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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Lesson Plan

50 mins.