Grade 8 Technology
Digital Footprint and Reputation
What is Digital Footprint and Reputation in a digital context?
It is your record of where you have been, or history.
Exaples: Email, Google, Youtube, iMessage, Whatsapp, Pinterest, Netflix, Spotify, Ebay, Fortnite, Google Maps, Safari, Weather App, iMusic, iTunes
Digital reputation is how people behave online and the content that they post about himself/herself and others.
How can we demonstrate a christian worldview through this characteristic?
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1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV) Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. We can say kind things to each other and act in a way that honors God, Matthew 6:22, ESV The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, This verse says to be careful what we see, so we should be careful about where we leave our digital footprint.
What are three ways to demonstrate positive digital citizenship with regard to this characteristic?
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Stay on appropriate sites
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Behave in an appropriate way online
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Post things that are appropriate
What are three ways to demonstrate negative digital citizenship with regard to this characteristic?
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Go to inappropriate sites/ watch inappropriate content
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Post bad/ mean things online
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Acting in a way that makes people not trust/ want to be around you