Q4 Your Evolving Footprint
Briefing
Just as you can be a different person to different people (sibling, child, cousin, student, friend, etc), you can be deliberate about developing different areas of your web presence. Even at your age, it is important to begin thinking about creating a more formal or “professional” web presence. Watch the movie above known as The Digital Dossier (a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject) on School Tube. This is a movie about how your digital footprint began and is evolving. Follow the steps below to reflect on how your Footprint has developed and is currently being developed.
Just as you can be a different person to different people (sibling, child, cousin, student, friend, etc), you can be deliberate about developing different areas of your web presence. Even at your age, it is important to begin thinking about creating a more formal or “professional” web presence. Watch the movie above known as The Digital Dossier (a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject) on School Tube. This is a movie about how your digital footprint began and is evolving. Follow the steps below to reflect on how your Footprint has developed and is currently being developed.
Steps:1. Writing Reflection: Write a paragraph (5-6 sentences minimum) answering the questions below:
2. Save your word document as Lastname.firstname.T5Q4 in mydocuments>computers and the correct folder in the shared all.
When you are finished move on to the next quest.
- Q1 When do you think your Digital Imprint began? (You may want to ask your parents about when they began posting information about you online.)
- Q2 Go to Google and do a search for "Barack Obama" , then Google yourself ( "your first and last name and hometown" i.e. "John Smith Grand Rapids"). Use Quotation Marks " " for a more accurate search. What are your findings? Is the information accurate about Barack Obama and how about the information about yourself?
- Q3 Think about the specific "footprints" or information you leave behind on the sites on your map (such as what you viewed, typed, or accessed). If this was the only information someone had about you, what would they think about you? What assumptions would they make about your habits & behaviors?
- Q4 What does your web presence say about you?
2. Save your word document as Lastname.firstname.T5Q4 in mydocuments>computers and the correct folder in the shared all.
When you are finished move on to the next quest.
NETS
1. Creativity and Innovation
A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
B. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
D. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
3. Research & Information Fluency
A. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
B. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
D. Process data and report results
4. Thinking & Problem Solving and Decision Making
A. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
5. Digital Citizenship
B. Exhibit positive attitude toward technology that supports collaboration, learning, productivity
C. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
1. Creativity and Innovation
A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
B. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
D. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
3. Research & Information Fluency
A. Plan strategies to guide inquiry
B. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
D. Process data and report results
4. Thinking & Problem Solving and Decision Making
A. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
5. Digital Citizenship
B. Exhibit positive attitude toward technology that supports collaboration, learning, productivity
C. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning