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your digital footprint.
How’s Your Digital Tattoo?
Guiding Our Students
Through the Digital World
Ivey Carey, Myers MS
Bonnie McCormick, Crownover MS
Anna Modrow, McMath MS
Denton ISD
2016
Digital Footprint
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What is a Digital Footprint?
When does it begin?
Why should we care?
Greatest issue for our kids? They are unconcerned
“We don’t want to take away their right to express themselves, but we tell
them all the time, you’re representing yourself, your team, your school,
your own family. So whether it’s social media, the way you’re acting in the
lunchroom or at the local movie theater, just try to keep that in mind.
-- Aurora football coach Bob Mihalik.
What are they sharing?
92% - real name
89%-94% - photos
79%-83% - birthdate
25% - video of themselves
73% - town where they live
75% - school name
53% - e-mail address
They are unconcerned...
Teens remain unconcerned @ sharing personal info
• ⅔ post photos or videos of themselves
• 58% do not think posting photos or other personal
info is
unsafe
• 49% are unconcerned posting personal info might
negatively affect their futures
Cox Communication & NCMEC 2007 study
What is our mission?
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Make them believers:
Educate and inform
Show the positive potential AND the possible harm/
consequences
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Be truthful:
What they post will follow them / permanent
High schools/ colleges / recruiters are looking
Employers are looking
• Teach them how to create a positive digital footprint
How do we help them understand?
Be a positive role model:
• Start with OUR digital presence
• Model professional / ethical manner in person and digitally
• Share our Digital Footprints: Google, Twitter, Prof. Facebook
• Instruct how, when, why to use Social Media
• Help students find examples of positive Social Media
YOUR Professional Footprint
• What does your digital footprint look like?
• Using your name (first/last/middle) conduct several
searches
• Search images, too
• Know your administration’s attitude and expectations
regarding technology on campus
It takes all of us...
• LIBRARIAN /ITS/COUNSELORS
• Foundational lessons: Social Media, Digital presence,
Netiquette, Plagiarism, research
• TEACHERS
• INTEGRATE social media as a deliberate part of lessons
• EXPECT appropriate and ethical behavior - LIVE and online
• MODEL appropriate and ethical behavior - LIVE and online
• Become a Digital Certified Educator
It takes all of us...
CAMPUS
• Team
Formulate a Digital Footprint vision for your team
• Campus
As a staff, formulate a campus vision for the school’s
digital presence
It takes all of us...
STUDENTS - Ownership
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Ask students to verbalize their objectives for their
Digital Footprint
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Create a DC advisory council - Student Council?
Students create posters / PSA videos
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Let students create a plan / goal for their Social Media
presence to achieve the Digital Footprint they want
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Classroom: form a Social Media vision for your class
It takes all of us...
PARENTS
• Greatest ally
• Involve them in the instruction
• Give them resources
• Invite them to attend workshops
One more thing...
• Entire lives online
• Not afraid, but have a healthy respect and embrace the
possibilities and opportunities
• Practice proper skills and behaviors
Our students’ futures depend on
their digital presence ;
Their futures are our business.
TEACHER Resources
5 Ways to Make A Positive Digital Footprint – YouTube
10 Things Your Students Should Know About Their Digital Footprints
University of Texas Dept. of Education
"The Power of a Positive Digital Footprint for Students."
Alger, Jeremy. Edjudo. Edjudo, 2016. Web. 2 July 2016.
BrainPop
Common Sense Media
**Common Sense VIDEO for 8th +
"How Important Are Students' Digital Footprints?"
Davis, Melissa. Edutopia. George Lucas Educational Foundation, 22 Sept. 2014. Web. 2 July 2016.
Don’t Lose a $140K Scholarship for a 140 character tweet –
Former professional basketball player, Casey Miller: the do's and dont's of social media use in high
school student-athletes. Visit positivecoach.org for more information.
TEACHER Resources
Edutopia
"Digitally Speaking / Positive Digital Footprints."
Ferriter, William M. The Transition Years 68.7 (2011): 92-93. Educational Learning.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2016. Web. 10 July 2016.
Facing the Consequences
Several articles illustrating the various jobs lost due to poor social media posts
Free Digital Citizenship Posters for the Classroom
Google Search:
“students who lose scholarships due to social media” – over a million hits
“positive digital footprint for teens” – 435,000 hits
Scavenger Hunt
*Lesson Plan: 15 Things to Ask Your Students about Social Media
TEACHER Resources
Netsmartz
TeachHUB.com
What Teens share on Social Media: A Teenager’s View on Social Media: Written by an
Actual Teen
Your Digital Footprint Matters – Huffington Post
Tools to manage your professional media
Your Digital Footprint and Why You Need to Manage It
Trying to lead a dual life on the net is futile – just keep it positive
YouthSpark
“What kind of Social Media person are you?” Quiz
STUDENT Resources
BrainPop
Common Sense Media
Digizen.org
How to Create a Positive Digital Footprint
YouthSpark
Safe Search — A safer version of Google Search for primary grades
Google Apps/Docs for document creating / sharing — http://apps.google.com
PARENT Resources
BrainPop
Common Sense Media
Creating A Positive Digital Footprint: Digital Citizenship Helps for Parents resource from Granite
School District · Salt Lake City, UT
Edutopia
Several articles on digital citizenship and online behavior
Family Online Safety Institute
PC Magazine review
Pinterest
Teaching Kids About Their Digital Footprint: The Who, the What, and the How,
TeenSafe
YourSphere.com
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Has your opinion of your digital tattoo changed?
What can you do as a member of your
campus DC team?
WORKS CITED
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