Lesson 1 - Your Digital Footprint

Grade 6
Inspiring the next generation of digital innovators
 Lesson 1 - Your Digital Footprint

By the end of the lesson you will know more about :

• What a digital footprint is

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 Digital Foot Prints

A digital foot print is the trail of information you leave behind

when you use digital devices like computers, smartphones,
and tablets.

Examples:
• Social media posts, comments, and likes.
• Emails and messages you send.
• Websites you visit and the searches you perform.

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 Why Digital Prints Matter?
Importance: Digital prints can affect your online reputation and privacy. They can
be used by others to learn more about you or even influence decisions about you.

Examples:

• A positive digital footprint can help in job applications or school admissions.

• A negative or careless digital footprint could lead to privacy issues or trouble.

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 How can digital footprints be used?
A digital footprint is a record of your online activity that can be used in many ways,
including:
1. Employment screening
Recruiters often use internet searches to learn more about candidates.
2. Targeted advertising
Online stores can use your digital footprint to identify your interests and
preferences, and then target you with personalized ads.
Cybercrime
Cybercriminals may use your digital footprint to steal sensitive information like
passwords, account numbers, or social security numbers.
Criminal cases
Text messages and emails can be used as digital evidence to reveal
communication between parties, which may help uncover motives or
intentions.

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 Types of digital footprints
Active Digital Footprints
An active digital footprint refers to any instance where you’ve intentionally shared
information about yourself online. This can include a variety of activities, such as:
• Posting on social media
• Logging in to a website
• Submitting an online form, like subscribing to a newsletter
• Agreeing to accept cookies on your browser

Passive Digital Footprints

A passive digital footprint refers to information about your online
activity that’s tracked and collected without your knowledge. Examples
of passive digital footprints include:
•Websites documenting how often you visit their page
•Websites scanning your browsing history
•Websites documenting how you arrived on their site
•Websites that track your IP address and location
•Social networking sites using data about your likes, shares and
07 comments to present you with targeted content
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 Activity 1
What is a digital footprint?

The facts:

• There are lots of things that make up your digital footprint:

• Many things you do online can be seen by other people (visibility).

• Once you have posted (uploaded) something on the Internet it can be
difficult to take it down (remove).
• People who do not know you will make judgements about you based on
what you say or write online.

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 Activity 1 – continued
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H I You need to think....
T Do I really want strangers to know things about me?
What should you do?
What do young people talk about online?
• Friends • Family • Decide what information about you needs to
be private and do not share it online.
• Boyfriend or girlfriend • Feelings • Think about what you say about other
• Where they are going, people online. If you would not say it to them
when and with who in person, you should not write it online.
What could other people do with this information? • Do not trust everything people tell you
online; not everyone you meet online will be
• Friends and family might not like what you say. telling the truth.
• People might make fun of what you say.
• People might see the things that make you angry or sad
and use this to trouble you
• If you tell people when you are going on holiday they will
0 know your house is empty.
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 Activity 1 – continued
Write three things you have written about yourself online, or other people have
written about you:

1) I love exploring new technologies and gadgets! 📱💻

2) I Always excited to learn about the latest trends in ICT and how they impact
our daily lives

3) Proud to share innovative ideas and connect with fellow educators.

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 Activity 2
Work with another learner and choose a famous person e.g.
music, sport, film etc.
What is the person’s name:

Cristiano Ronaldo
Using a search engine, write down five things about that
person you find online:

1) Cristiano Ronaldo is a five-time Ballon d'Or winner and one of the greatest footballers of all time .
2) He has played for major clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and currently Al Nassr FC.

3) Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer for the Portugal national team and has won the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League.

4) He is known for his philanthropy, including significant donations to children's hospitals and disaster relief efforts.

0 5) Born on February 5, 1985, Ronaldo is a global sports icon with a massive social media following and a prominent presence in advertising.
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 Activity 2 - continued
Write down one bad thing you have found out about that person:

One criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo is that he has occasionally been perceived as a divisive figure in team
settings, with some critics suggesting that his strong individualism and high-profile personality can create
tension within the teams he plays for.

Does this change what you think about the person? Yes / No
Why?

NO

While Cristiano Ronaldo's individualism and high-profile personality

might lead to occasional tensions, it does not overshadow his Share the information from
remarkable achievements and contributions to football. His Activity 2 with your class.
exceptional skills, dedication, and impact on the sport and charitable
causes are significant and often outweigh the negative aspects of his
public persona.
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 Terminology

• Stranger - someone who is not known to you

• Upload - information or a file put onto the internet to be

accessed by other people

• Visibility - something that lots of other people can see

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 • A record of anything you do on the internet
• This information is
Lesson Summary – • Visible (can be seen by lots of people)

Your Digital • Difficult to remove

• Might cause people make decisions about you

Footprint because of the things you said online and the

websites you visited
• What should you do?
• Keep private information private, do not share it!
• Think before you post it online.
• Think about the websites you visit.
• Do not trust everything people tell you online.

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 As a teacher, I appreciate how the 'Your Digital Footprint' lesson effectively introduces Grade 6 students to
the concept of digital footprints. The lesson's combination of simple explanations, relatable examples, and
interactive activities made the topic accessible and engaging. My students were excited to create their own
digital print maps and reflect on their online behavior. This lesson not only educated them about digital
footprints
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