Digital footprints leave a lot of clues behind! Pupils discuss the positives and negatives of having a digital footprint and what it means. Then, using a handout, scholars learn ways to protect their online privacy. 

Concepts

Digital Citizenship, online communication, internet safety, Media Literacy

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students create a collage to show what their digital footprints reveal about them
• Show the short video What's In Your Digital Footprint?

Classroom Considerations

• Print handouts in advance

Pros

• Provides essential questions and lesson objectives 
• Includes external links 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.7