General Definition

The necessity of safeguarding your digital identity

• Protecting personal information
  • Managing passwords
  • Privacy settings
  • Location services – GPS
  • Being aware of where information is going when sent online
• Parental involvement and approval
• Understand that you cannot always verify the identity of strangers on-line
• Permanency of online content

Examples 

• Not posting schedule
• Not posting your personal information: phone, address, school,
• Creating safe passwords and keeping them safe

The Lessons

• Kindergarten-Cycle
  • Personal Information (KIndergarten)
  • It’s Ok to Tell (Kindergarten)
  • Surfing Safety (Cycle 1.1)
  • Staying Safe Online (Cycle 1.2)
  • Follow the Digital Trail – What Information is OK to have in your Digital Footprint (Cycle 1.2)
• Cycle 2
  • Detecting Lies
  • Staying Safe
  • Introducing the Internet (Lesson Included)
  • Internet Safety (Notebook file included)
  • Lesson 1: Understanding Digital Footprint – Dusting for Fingerprints (Lesson Included)
  • Lesson 2 – Internet Safety (Lesson Included)
  • Lesson 3 – Safety Rules for the Internet (Lesson Included)
• Cycle 3 & Secondary Cycle 1
  • Henry’s Story – Creating Online Identity
  • Trillian Dollar Footprint ( 2 lessons =~ 50 min)
  • #Game On (8 activities, each about 45 min)
  • Lesson 3 – Digital Citizenship Awareness Poster, Brainstorming sheet & Rubric
• Secondary Cycle 1
  • Social Media Effects
  • Gr. 7 – Trillion dollar Footprint (unit #3)
  • Making Good choices on-Line
  • Gr 7 – Staying Safe / Keep Information Private
• Secondary Cycle 2
  • College Bound
  • What your Digital Footprint Says About You?
  • Stations:  Online Safety and Privacy Concerns
  • Digital Footprint – Four Corners Debate
  • DigitalCitizenship (Complete Lesson Included)
  • Phishing(Complete Lesson Included)
  • Tracking(Complete Lesson Included)