Being safe and positive on the internet is so important because it can and will help you later in life. You may wonder how and/or why so I will tell you. By posting something mean, hurtful or sexual can lead to have a bad digital footprint. You probably think you can just delete it without a trace but once you post something on the internet it will stay forever. Even though you think it’s gone others may have saved or taken a screenshot of it.
Some examples of negative or unsafe activities could be posting an inappropriate image or even just sending a negative comment. An example of posting something unsafe could be you and your friends doing inappropriate things like an inappropriate dance or sharing inappropriate photos to people you know or don’t know. An example of doing something negative could be posting a comment about being mean to someone, putting them down, or even being racist to them. These are all examples of things that you should not do on the internet so that you can keep your digital footprint safe.
Some steps that you can take to be positive and safe on the internet are. Don’t post anything that you wouldn’t want your family or relatives to see. Don’t comment and/or say negative things about or towards people you don’t know. Don’t let others talk down or make fun of you, go tell a trusted adult or teacher/counsellor if it’s somebody you know that goes to your school.
•Sources
Security, Canadian Centre for Cyber. ‘Digital Footprint (ITSAP.00.133)’. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, 12 Jan. 2022, https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/digital-footprint-itsap00133.
What Is a Digital Footprint and Why Does It Matter? | Allstate Identity Protection. https://www.allstateidentityprotection.com/content-hub/amp/whats-a-digital-footprint-and-why-does-it-matter. Accessed 27 Sept. 2023.
•Personal and social competency reflection
I know that my digital footprint has a positive and negative consequences including…
• not getting accepted to a certain college and certain jobs that I’m looking for.
•So I adjust my actions by not posting inappropriate comments or content.
By doing…
•Positive/kind things online, i make a positive difference to my peers .
some short/long term goals with my digital space include…
•getting better and learning how to use edublog
•My plan to achieve this goal is to use it more and get more more familiar with how to use it
Some of the ways I work to build online relationships are…
•to be kind to the people I meet and don’t put them down and become friends.