Creating a Positive and Safe Digital Footprint
Why is internet safety important?
If you post a lot of your personal information online, people could make threats and find out where you live.
Examples of unsafe activities are…
- People that see your personal information online could be creeps
- Could hack or phish you
- Opening an unsafe website
- Downloading random files someone sends you online
- Telling someone your address online
- Strangers tracking your location to find where you live
Some steps to stay safe include
- Use security software
- Secure your online accounts
- Don’t post a lot of your personal information online
- Don’t open mail from strangers
- Don’t send photos of yourself to strangers
- Don’t tell strangers where you live
- Don’t download files someone online sends you
Works Cited
Steps to Stay Safe Online – Search. https://www.bing.com/search?q=steps+to+stay+safe+online&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=steps+to+stay+safe+online&sc=10-25&sk=&cvid=AD3C0259AE5F41329B562B6E77C1EC4C&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=. Accessed 23 Jan. 2023.
“Why Is Internet Safety Important.” Bing, https://www.bing.com/search?q=why+is+internet+safety+important&cvid=f67e339b27d2476d81b0b3fc4de45275&aqs=edge.0.0j69i57j0l7.4646j0j1&pglt=673&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=ASTS. Accessed 23 Jan. 2023.
Personal/Social Competency Reflection
Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include…
- Not showing my face online in order to keep myself from being phished.
- Not posting my personal information online (my address, my country, etc.)
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships are…
- Keeping the information I tell my online friends limited, and not telling them where I live.
- Giving myself a fake name and not telling people my real name online
I think my experiences as a digital citizen, such as…. influenced my choice of course/hobbies/ teams because…
- I like 3D animations, and I got to make one in Drafting Design and Animation.
- I like to draw as a hobby, but I don’t often do it anymore because I’m always busy.