Digital Footprint

2 examples of how your digital footprint affect your future opportunities:

When applying for a job, the employer may look up social media profiles to see what you portray to the world and that may help their decision to hire you or not. It is also a way to show employers what you are, who you are, and what you stand for. If they see hurtful comments from when you were young, they may not choose to hire you because if that is what they see when they search up your social medias they don’t want customers to think the company is okay with those actions.  Another time your digital footprint might affect you in the future is when you apply for college or university. If they are deciding between me and someone else, they may choose you because you have a better digital footprint. If the other person made comments when they were in middle school that are not appropriate, they may not want them in their college/university because they don’t know if those actions may happen again.

 

Three strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe:

Always think before posting. How will this post affect my future opportunities? How will this post look when I am applying for jobs or university? Also think about who the post may hurt or offend. If you think before posting, you will hopefully make more rational decisions.

Be safety conscious and make sure your passwords are strong, so it is less likely for your accounts to get hacked into. If you don’t have strong passwords somebody could hack your account easier and they could post very hurtful and mean comments. Even if you delete the account after the hacking people can still see what was posted and decide to hire, or not hire, you. I’m not saying even if you have a strong password you still won’t get hacked, it will just be less likely.

Think about privacy settings. It is easier to keep negativity away from your digital footprint when you control who looks at your accounts. When someone requests to look at your page or account you can see if they are worthy to be able to comment on any of your posts. If you search their username and negative messages are linked to their account, you can just not let them look and comment on your posts.

 

What information did you learn that you would pass on to other students? How would you tell them?:

I have learned to think more before posting to social media because even if you think it won’t affect you. If it looks like you mean something hurtful when you weren’t trying to portray it that way it can have negative effects on your after-school careers. I also learned that it is a good idea to write down all passwords and make sure they are strong. If you make them more complicated, the harder it is for someone to guess. I would tell other students by using my edublog, like I am right now. 

 

 

 [photos: “Person Writing on the Notebook” , by Startup Stock Photos, “Ballpoint Pen on Top of White Printer Paper Beside 100 U.s. Dollar Bill“, by rawpixel.com, “Person Using Ballpoint Pen“, by rawpixel.com, “Settings Android Tab“, by Pixabay, “Clear Light Bulb Placed on Chalkboard“, by Pixabay]

8 thoughts on “Digital Footprint

  1. You really demonstrated how we affect our digital footprints, I would definitely show this to someone who doesn’t know what digital footprint means. Good job 🙂

  2. When I read this I really took into consideration that I should be cautious about what I am posting on my social medias and that I need to think before I post or say something hurtful.

  3. Thorough and well executed blog post, I appreciate how you outlined specific examples for instances where one’s digital footprint is essential for success or opportunity, the visuals you used were engaging and appealing, well done!

  4. Thank you for sharing your commentary on how to monitor your online use and how to maintain a credible digital footprint. Below are some observations about your post:

    – Details or explanations are extremely effective in answering the three questions regarding responsible online use
    – Photos and or media is exemplary
    – Post is completed and is well done!

    Thank you,

    Mr. Barazzuol
    COL Teacher for ADL10
    Riverside Secondary School

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