Creating a Positive and Safe Digital Footprint
Safety is super important aspect in our daily lives whether it’s in real life or online, it doesn’t matter if you’re crossing the street or posting an image, you need to remember to be safe. Nowadays it is especially important to remember online safety, this is because the internet can be a very dangerous place if not used properly. For example, if you posted something you shouldn’t have. Something like that can drastically change how people view you. In today’s online world, we should all try to have a positive digital footprint that reflects how you want to be seen, because if you have a negative footprint all it takes is a simple and easy search of your name by employers to have reasons not to choose you. Maybe you shouldn’t have posted that photo from a party or maybe you shouldn’t have posted all that about your personal life. All these unsafe activities can negatively impact your life and reputation. Don’t forget that there are many things that you can do to keep yourself safe. Including, making all your accounts private, thinking before you post, never sharing your passwords and being careful who you chat with online. When our parents were younger, they didn’t need to worry as much about the things they did or said as much. But now that we have the internet, we need to remember that everything is there forever. That is why it is important to remember all they ways you can protect yourself and your future, and to leave a positive footprint.
Works Cited
Your Digital Footprint: What Is It and How Can You Manage It? | Rasmussen University. https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/college-life/what-is-digital-footprint/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2022.
Leaving a Digital Footprint. https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/articles/leaving-a-digital-footprint. Accessed 26 Sept. 2022.
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Personal/Social Competency Reflection
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships are… I can maintain my online relationships by reaching out and talking with my friends as much as possible. I can also maintain relationships by always thinking before I send something because the easiest way to lose online friends is by saying something mean and then they unadd you.
Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include… I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle both online and in person. Some of my preferred strategies are making sure to think before I post anything, remembering that my digital footprint will follow me for the rest of my life, especially when I try to get a job when I am older, and finally taking occasional social media breaks to reset.
My values around (ex. Achieving high grades in school)… inform my decisions about (ex. How much time I spend on my personal device engaging in recreational activities)… My goal throughout high school is to get good marks in all my classes. Something that may cause me not to get to my goal is the amount of time I spend on social media, rather than using my time to be doing my assignments that are online.