I was able to identify a problem with evidence that backed up my information. I find them with reliable sources and didn’t have false information. It was a little difficult coming up with a design because the typewriter is not used anymore and I had to make a design for another invention the computer/laptop. I was able to to think about how the invention was going to look before I started because I like to have something to look at to refer to it. Yes I was able to to dream of the future and identify solutions. I was partly satisfied with the result of the design. For next time I would put more time into it.
Today I will be talking about digital footprint but what does digital footprint mean. Digital footprint is defined as the information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity. I had to look up my own name and see what came up about me. I was quite surprised to see all the information they had. They’re were things about the Coquitlam Minor Softball, all the dance rewards at competitions, trial over E. coli, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Google had come up with about 53 results for just searching up my name.
I believe that my digital footprint has appeared to be portrayed as a good example of what a good digital footprint should look like. I will talk about the control of identity for my digital footprint. I don’t put information about what my name is, where I’m from, and what school I go to. The reason why is because of privacy reasons; you don’t want to show people everything about you.
Next I will talk about how my digital footprint might affect my future opportunities. Firstly my future education, I really want to become an orthopedic surgeon and I have to go through 16 years of school to pursue my dream job. So having a good digital footprint would be good to have to get into a good university. Secondly I will talk about post-secondary school applications. Having a bad digital footprint can really impact whether or not you get into a university. Next I will talk about job and career prospects. For example if you graduate from Harvard top of your class, your prospects look great. My plan is to go to SFU or UBC for 4 years then go to the University of California. Those are really big goals and I need to have a clean digital footprint in order to achieve that. It also could effect family and friends because your friends could be following you on Instagram and you could be posting bad things and they might not get a job because of you.
A few strategies I have learned during this experience that keeps your media accounts safe is to use a nickname for a any account. You wouldn’t want to tell people your first and last name. Next is to check your privacy settings to make sure it is a private account instead of a public account. Lastly you must have strong passwords. Something that someone would not be able to guess. Some information I would tell to other people is to try to google yourself. They’re might not be a lot of information about you but they’re also could be a lot of information about you. Secondly don’t tell people to much information about you because someone could use that information and find out where you live. Lastly is to build a good reputation through your behavior. If you are going to comment on something say nice things to the person you are communicating with. Thank you for reading My Digital Footprint.
Name something that you learned during this experience that you would use again. I would use the citation machine again because I couldn’t find the citations for certain cites. What online strategies/tools did you find helpful in creating your citations? I used the citation machine to help me find all my citations required. What types of sources did you find helpful in researching your speech topic? I found that University cites were useful because they had lots of valuable information. They take time to gather up enough information and conduct experiments to back up their information. What could you improve on for research next time? I could take more time researching because I finished earlier than expected; however, I had more time to work on my speech and polish it.
What is innovative about your visual representation? Something that is visual about my Self-Portrait is I didn’t leave any spaces because I filled it with pictures that represent me in some sort of way.
How did you generate and develop your ideas while working on this project? I generated ideas during the project by thinking of ways to organize my work into sections, for example; having sports in one section, and having food in another. I did it that way so it’s easier to see and better to understand for the person looking at my collage.
What did you enjoy about your visual representation? I enjoyed that my collage was organized and structured, and my use of pictures.
What would you improve on next time? I would improve on choosing a better background to go with the pictures I chose.
What did you learn about your creative ability during this process? I learned that I can be creative with my use of pictures. Also making it organized and used all the space for pictures.
