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Education Services | February 23, 13 1
Digital Footprint Digital Footprint refers your online reputation. The places you visit, the comments and photos you post create a permanent digital record. The permanent record gives anyone, including employers and college recruiters, information about you -‐ good and bad.
View the following tips for managing your digital footprint.
Internet -‐ Google Search .................................................................................. 2 Set up an alert ........................................................................................................... 2
Facebook ............................................................................................................ 3 Access Activity Log and View As ............................................................................ 4
Twitter ............................................................................................................... 4 Profile ......................................................................................................................... 4 Set Account to Private ............................................................................................. 5 Set up alerts ............................................................................................................ 5 Inappropriate Tweets .......................................................................................... 5 Block a User ............................................................................................................ 6 Check for SPAM ...................................................................................................... 6
Instagram ......................................................................................................... 7 Set your account to private ................................................................................ 7 Review your photos and comments ................................................................ 7 Photo Maps .............................................................................................................. 8 Block a User ............................................................................................................ 8 Delete Comments .................................................................................................. 8 Flag a Photo or Comment ................................................................................... 9
SnapChat ........................................................................................................... 9 Sending Photos ...................................................................................................... 9 Settings ..................................................................................................................... 9 Sexting ................................................................................................................... 10
Checklist for all sites ................................................................................... 10
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Internet -‐ Google Search Open your Internet browser and go to Google.com.
1. Search by name. Type your name in quotation marks. “John Doe”
2. Next, search by your full name and any nicknames. “John Robert Doe” and “JR Doe”
3. Other searches to conduct include your
• email address, • phone, • home address.
Set up an alert
1. Google can alert you to new content containing your name, email address, phone number and home address.
2. Go to Google Alerts page http://www.google.com/alerts.
3. Type your search term in the box. Include quotation marks around the search term to avoid irrelevant alerts.
4. Determine how often you would like an update sent to your email.
5. Add your email address.
6. Press Create Alert.
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Digital Footprint Facebook Review your photos and status updates Visit the following Facebook Apps to analyze your Facebook content. My Year in Status: Add this App to your Facebook account. You can choose to not publish the results so others will see (recommended). A summary will appear of your posts from the previous year. Take a moment to view your posts. After reading, how would you describe yourself? Is it positive or negative? If negative, how can you improve future posts? My Year in Photos: Similar to My Year in Status, a collage of pictures appear from the previous year. Again, we do not recommend you post the App results to your Facebook page. Viewing your photos, how would you describe yourself? Do you see any embarrassing or inappropriate images? Are there photos of you taken by friends that you did not approve? Privacy Settings
1. Check your privacy settings periodically as they often change.
2. Click the gear icon in the top, right corner.
3. Choose Privacy Settings
4. Change any item that is set to public.
5. Make sure search engines cannot link to your timeline as well.
6. From the right toolbar, choose Apps.
7. Change any App feature from public to friend.
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Digital Footprint Access Activity Log and View As View your Activity Log to review what you are sharing with others. Click the Activity Log button located under your cover photo. Use the View As feature to view how others see your profile. To access View As, click below your cover photo. Choose View As. With View As, you can see how the public views your posts and how your friends view your posts. Use the black toolbar to determine public or a specific friend view.
Twitter Twitter accounts default to a public profile unless you utilize the settings feature. Click here for the Twitter Guide to learn about setting up an account, following others and Retweeting.
Profile Choose the Me tab located in the top toolbar to access your profile. Review your Tweets, photos and other account information.
To update your profile, choose the gear icon in the top, right corner. Choose Edit Profile. What does your profile reveal about your character? Do not include your location to protect your privacy.
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Set Account to Private With a private account, users must ask to follow you. Only those that follow you can view your Tweets. Your Tweets cannot be Retweeted as well.
1. Click the gear icon in the top, right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Check “Protect my Tweets” under Tweet privacy.
Note: If a user changes an account to private, past Tweets remain public.
Set up alerts Using Twilert, set up an account to track you or your child's Twitter handle. Click here for a step-‐by-‐step guide.
Inappropriate Tweets A user may receive inappropriate tweets. Such instances include sending an inappropriate link or photo, posting unwanted messages, repeatedly posting the same message, creating a fake account and using the @reply or @mention with malicious messages.
Notify Twitter using the following steps.
1. Go to the user's account profile by clicking on the username.
2. Click on the person icon located below the username.
3. Click Report @username for spam.
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Block a User A blocked user cannot view your profile, follow your tweets or send you direct messages and mentions.
1. Go to the user's account profile by clicking on the username.
2. Click on the person icon located below the username.
3. Choose Block #username.
Check for SPAM If you receive a Tweet including a Mention or Direct Message that appears suspicious, do not open the link. If you know the person, send them an email asking about the tweet. At times, an account can get hacked and an inappropriate tweet is sent. If it someone you do not know, use the directions above to block and report spam to Twitter.
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Digital Footprint Instagram Instagram connects to other social networks like Twitter and Facebook. See the information above to protect your Instagram photos you post on Twitter or Facebook. To learn more about using Instagram, click here.
Set your account to private Your account is public unless you change the settings. Once private, users will have to ask permission to follow and view your photos.
1. Go to your profile by tapping the bottom, right button.
2. Press the gear icon in the top, right corner.
3. Move the slider from Off to On under Photos Are Private. Android Users: Tap Photo Privacy and tap the box.
Review your photos and comments Similar to your Facebook review, analyze your photos in Instagram. What types of photos do you take? What does it reveal about your activities? Are there any photos you would be embarrassed to show your family, teachers, coaches, employers or college recruits? Review your comments posted on your photos and others. If someone you didn’t know you viewed these comments, what would they say about your character? Would they see you as a good friend? Statigram is a free service to analyze your Instagram account sending daily or weekly statistics. Statigram also provides a comment tracker. http://statigr.am/
1. Keep it original. Do not repost another work as your own. 2. Get permission. Do not post photos of others without permission. 3. Be a good friend. Do not post embarrassing and inappropriate photos of your
friends. 4. Post positive comments.
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Photo Maps When you share a photo, make sure not to turn Photo Map on. Each time you take a photo, Instagram notes your location.
Block a User When you block a user, he or she cannot view your photos or search for your account.
1. Tap the Explore button in the toolbar.
2. Search by username to locate the profile. Tap their username from the search list.
3. Tap the arrow icon to reveal options.
4. Tap Block User.
Delete Comments Delete comments of others users on one of your photos.
1. Tap the Comment button located under your photo.
2. Swipe your finger from left to right over the comment. A box will appear with two options. Click the trash can icon.
3. Press Delete.
Android Users: After Step 1, click the pencil icon. Press the red “X” and Delete.
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Flag a Photo or Comment Notify Instagram of inappropriate photos and comments by flagging or reporting abuse. All reports are anonymous. Photo Under the photo, tap the three dots (…). Choose Flag as Inappropriate. Comment Under the photo, tap the Comment button. Locate the inappropriate comment. Swipe your finger from left to right over the comment. A box will appear. Choose Report Abuse.
SnapChat Although this App has simple features and messages self-‐destruct, SnapChat can still influence your digital reputation.
Sending Photos Once you take a photo, you determine who gets to see it – initially. You can send photos to your mobile device contacts. However, the recipient can choose to take a screenshot of the photo before it disappears.
Settings Press the icon in the bottom, right corner. Click the Settings button. Edit account information. Under Send me Snaps, change from Everyone to Friends only. Note: Even though a message will self-‐destruct, the recipient can take a screenshot of the message to save.
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Sexting "Sexting" is a term used to describe inappropriate photos or text sent via a mobile device. Many believe that SnapChat is safe as the photo will self-‐destruct. Unfortunately, control is lost once any message is sent online.
1. Keep it original. Do not send another work as your own. 2. Get permission. Do not send photos of others without permission. 3. Be a good friend. Do not send embarrassing and inappropriate photos of your
friends. 4. Do not post embarrassing and inappropriate photos of yourself.
Checklist for all sites
☐ Check your privacy settings on all online accounts. ☐ Post positive messages and comments. ☐ Control of content is lost once you post online. Ask yourself – do I feel comfortable if my parents, teachers, coaches, employers or college recruiters viewed this message or photo? ☐ Post with permission. Ask your friends if you can post a photo that includes their image? ☐ Report any abusive or inappropriate messages and photos.