If Someone Looked You Up, What Would they Find?
Introduction
A digital tattoo is the remains of your online activities that remain years after they have taken place. For example, posts on message boards, photos and other information may be stored on a server and appear when others search for you.Since employers may search a person's name or their previous experience (schools, jobs, etc.) it is important to balance having fun online with maintaining your reputation. "Digital Footprint" is another name for all the information that you leave as a result of your computer use.
Even web sites, blogs and tweets can be recovered - even if the original is deleted - since they are stored on the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine (http://archive.org/web/).
1) Google Yourself
- does anything come up? (try quotation marks around your name, your name and Toronto and your name 2010..2013 to limit results)
- are you happy or displeased about the information?
- what does it say about you?
Online Article: "Google Me" Link: http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/2013/11/07/google-me/
2) Assess Your Own Habits
- how would you evaluate your habits? (on a scale of 1 to 10)
- privacy (limiting personal information posted online)
- professionalism (avoiding embarrassing pictures and posts)
- Personality (being positive, talking about your own accomplishments and those of others)
- list three good tips that would help you and your friends stay safe and private online.
Today's Task
Answer the questions in a well-formatted M.S. Word document that demonstrates your skills with that software. Save the document in a folder in your BTT1O folder.Other Resources
- "Protect Yourself" (http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/protect)
- "Common Sense" (http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/internet-safety-tips-high-school-kids)
- "12 Most Critical Reasons Students Need a Clean Online Presence" (http://12most.com/2012/04/12/reasons-students-need-clean-online-presence)
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