Creating a Positive Digital Footprint
My digital poster shows why having a positive digital footprint is important, while also including ways on how to keep your digital footprint positive.
I used Ibis Paint to make this digital poster; it’s an app mainly used for digital art. Since I am familiar with it, I didn’t have much trouble making the poster. The only problem I came across was when I first saved it, the text was too small to read. I had to save and adjust a bit. But overall, I am pretty happy with the poster ended up looking.
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Personal/Social Competency Reflection
Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include monitoring my screen time, and keeping my digital footprint small.
I find that monitoring how much time I spend online helps keep the balance of ‘work and play.’ (‘Work’ being schoolwork and ‘Play’ being screen time.)
Right now, my digital footprint is small. When I googled myself, I found many people with the same name; when I scrolled through the profiles that popped up, none of them were me. I like keeping my digital footprint small because I wouldn’t want anyone to judge me off what I post online.
I make digital ethical choices such as asking someone if I can post a picture of them beforehand in order to respect their right to privacy. Personally, I don’t like being in photos, so if someone were to post something of me, it would feel like my privacy is being invaded; therefore, I think it’s a must to ask for someone’s consent before posting.
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships is making sure I message my close friends daily. Checking up on your friends is important, especially now, with the pandemic and all. Sometimes, things get stressful; just asking how a friend is doing could really make a difference in the long run.