Thursday, January 20, 2011

Digital "What"Print?

Essential Question:
What is a digital footprint, and what does yours convey?

Key Vocabulary:
Digital Footprint: All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally.
Online Search: Inputting key words into an online search engine that sifts through them and shows related listings
Persistent: Lasting a long time, if not forever, such as information that onw posts online that does not go away because it is passed and spread.
Imagery: Drawings or illustrations, often symbolic

How many of you have:
  • Created a profile on an Internet site?
  • Filled out a form online?
  • Chatted on AIM or GChat?
  • Sent an email?
  • Typed your name into Google? Were there any results about you?
Video

Student Activity: Map your Digital Footprint
1. ("Right Click > Save Target As" the above Link to Save the file to My Digital Life folder)
2. Locate logos of websites and digital media that you participate in and paste them into the footprint stencil.
3. Repeat the process until the footprint is full.
4. Save your work.
5. Submit the renamed .JPG to me via LoopMail



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