WALT – We Are Learning That…
…when we contribute information online that we have a digital footprint which is permanent.
WILF – What I‘m Looking For…
- is to know that you will think before you communicate online in any way and in any forum.
- is for you to recognise that people’s online information can be helpful or harmful to their reputation and image.
- is for you to consider your own digital footprint and what you want it to look like in the future.
What is a Digital Footprint?
A digital footprint is the information found online about you. It can be searched, shared and seen by a large, invisible audience. You can have some control over your digital footprint based on what you post in web spaces and send in messages of various types.
Task 1
Today you’re all producers for Trillion Dollar Footprint, a popular TV show that tours the country looking for kids and teens to compete in a nationwide talent show. You’re looking for a new host for the show. Based on personal statements from several applicants, you have narrowed the candidates to two: Linda and Jason.
The executive producer has hired a private investigator (PI) to dig up whatever he or she can about the candidates online. The PI has created a profile of both of the final candidates with the most important online documents he could find. He has passed along these profiles to you.
Based on these profiles, the executive producer wants you to choose which candidate should host the show. You should be very careful how you choose. Your candidate will be seen by millions of kids and teens, so you should make sure that she or he, in particular:
- works well with others, and
- is honest.
Working in groups, look carefully through the profiles of both candidates.
- Highlight the information you think is most important, given that you are looking for someone who works well with others and is honest.
- Fill out the Feedback Form and reach an agreement as a group about who should be the host.
- Present your selection to the rest of the class, along with supporting evidence.
Task 2
Create your own Digital Footprints
Footprint 1
Use Tagxedo to create a digital footprint from 20 words that are related to the development of a digital footprint. See an example.
- Watch this video to learn how to use Tagxedo.
- Brainstorm words related to digital footprints with your class.
- Type 20 of these words into a word processing document and spell check them.
- Open Tagxedo
- Copy and paste your 20 words into the Load area.
- Click the shape menu.
- Click add image and upload this foot shape.
- Close the window and format your word cloud with a white background.
To save your word cloud
- Make a screen shot of your footprint.
[Hold Shift Command Control and type 4] - Paste this into a Pages document.
- Name the Pages document with your own name.
Save it in the class folder here: - Common > Year 5 > 2014 > Digital Footprints
Footprint 2
What information would you want to find online about yourself in ten years? Fill in the footprint to show this. Download the footprint.
Task 3
What have you learnt about Digital Footprints? Share this by creating a Trading Card using the Trading Cards iPad App