General

Digital Footprint Assignment

1. How might your digital footprint affect your future opportunities? Give at least two examples.

My digital footprint might affect my future opportunities in two ways. Firstly, if someone altered what I have said or done on the internet (photoshopping, editing HTML on their end, getting control of my account, etc.), it could affect my future opportunities. And secondly, if I say something inappropriate, that could affect my future.

2. Describe at least three strategies that you can use to keep your digital footprint appropriate and safe.

To begin with, I can avoid saying things that are not appropriate as that can be used against you without editing. Next, I can keep my accounts as private as I can so that only people I know can see my information, and thus the anonymity is removed and there is a level of responsibility. Lastly, I can make sure that my passwords are strong and that no one knows it.

3. If you could go back in time, is there anything that you would do differently online? Think of what advice you would pass on to your younger self or other students.

The advice I would give is to not engage in controversial, often political topics in comment sections.

Training Post

You are now going to create your very first post. In a separate tab or browser window, go to your Dashboard on the left and go to  Posts -> Add New.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Digital Footprint Assignment

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Follow the instructions on the Digital Footprint Assignment page to see what questions you need to answer here.

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can “Add Media” and “Add Documents” into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Make sure to categorize each post with the relevant subject. E.g. Categories -> English

6) Tags –  Here is where you tag posts with one or two of the most readily applicable Core Competencies. These tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. E.g. Tag -> creativethinking

7) Publish – When you are done, simply “Publish” it. If it has been edited, press “Republish” to update with the latest version of the content.