Who’s Looking at Your Digital Footprint?

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TIME: 50 mins.

This version is a group leader and educator guide.

Learners: Intended audience is 11th graders, but can be helpful at all levels of high school.

Our digital footprints can have a powerful impact on our future. This can be a scary thought, given that what’s in our digital footprint isn’t always in our control. Teach students that digital footprints are an opportunity to showcase their best selves and craft a footprint that leads to future success.

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.