Digital Footprints

Digital footprints and online reputations

Have you recently had a conversation with your child/children about the importance of protecting their digital footprint and their online reputation?

Here are 10 points you can use to get the conversation started according to Kathleen Morris on her blog at Primary Tech http://www.kathleenamorris.com/internet-safety/

1. When you visit websites, search, and interact online, a trail of information is left behind.
2. Elements of your digital footprints can be searched or shared.
3. Digital footprints can be helpful or harmful to reputations both now and in the future.
4. Once online, things can exist forever (even if deleted).
5. You should always think before you post online.
6. Personal information or opinions sent to one person can be shared with a larger audience.
7. Googling yourself can be a good habit to get into.
8. Old or inactive accounts should be disabled or deleted.
9. You should keep certain personal details private and you can control the privacy settings on many of your online accounts.
10. We need to be mindful of the digital footprints of others too (eg. Ask before tagging other in photos).

Zarina Fleming

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