DIGITAL CITIZENSHIPWhat you do online…

stays online…forever

idea by Craig Badura, PowerPoint by David Binnion

LOCK IT DOWNset a strong passwordif you don’t:Identity Theft / Data LossQuestion:What makes a password strong?

KEEP IT TO YOURSELFNever share your passwordif you do:Identity Theft / Data LossQuestion:Does the person next to you watch while you type in your password?

IT IS PERMANENTEverything you put on the internet is permanentif you post it:It will become part of your online profileQuestion:Before you deleted it, who saw it? Who reposted it? Who “liked” it?

NO GOING BACKOnce it is out, it’s almost impossible to get it backif it does get out:You lose control of your reputationQuestion:Can you retrieve all your uploads?

ACORNS GROW INTO OAKS

What will your uploads look like 10 years from now?What can happen?It might grow into unexpected problemsQuestion:How will your online ‘tree’ make you look in the future?

UNPLUG

You don’t need to be connected 24/7

It is okay to unplug for a while

LOOK IN THE MIRROR

Imagine a mirror attached to your computer

If you looked in it and saw someone in the reflection would they approve of what you are doing online?

THINK BEFORE YOU POST

Once you “screw-up” onlineEmotional scars can’t be easily erased

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

YO U

FirstImpression

scan start

witha Google

Search

INFORMATION OVERLOAD

overloaded with info? Get good

at straining out the bad and the incorrect

DIGITAL TATTOOdigital footprints wash away with the

tidedigital tattoos are forever

YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS

Would you leave your diary out for anyone to read? Is Facebook your diary? Should it be?

POSTING ONLINE?

Keep it cleanYour posts represent you

PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES Kids have always made

mistakes. It is a part of growing up.

Unfortunately, your mistakes will be searchable on Google FOREVER

There’s no Band-Aid to cover them up