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When was the last time you Googled your self? What did you find? Would you want an employer to see it? Would you want a student or their parents to see it? As educators your digital footprint is extremely important. Your online presents is available to anyone. Some forms of social media have safeguards so that we can keep people out. Others, like Twitter and Pintrest, are open so any member can see your activity. So that Tweet about the party you went to the other night anyone on Twitter can see that. Not only is it important for you to build a positive footprint it is important for our students to build a positive footprint. Below are somel links that will give you more information about the importance of your digital footprint. Read the post below and find one other article about digital footprints. Post your thoughts about digital footprints and the link to the article you read.
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Brittanee Jacobs
10/21/2012 10:14:34 pm
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_tool_calculates_your_digital_footprint.php
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Michelle Unnerstall
10/22/2012 11:23:16 am
Someone told me that tweets can't be deleted. I'm not sure if that is true. That is one reason, I don't use twitter. I never thought about emails too. Crazy how much information the internet can have on you. I don't think we will ever now if our digital footprint is actually safe.
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Kristi Harms
10/23/2012 04:21:10 am
Michelle - I heard the same thing about Twitter that tweets can never be deleted. How scary, even though I am very cautious about anything I put on the internet, whether it be FB or Twitter, this simple fact is frightening to me. I don't know that a lot of individuals realize this. In addtion, my understanding is that someone else can "retweet" your tweets without your permission or knowledge in some cases. I agree that Twitter seems a little more "open" and privacy is not an option.
Angie Richardson
10/23/2012 04:48:47 am
I also was unaware of the information regarding emails. I try to be very private with my Facebook, twitter accounts but I thought my private email was protected. Definitely makes you rethink some things.
Angel Massie
10/29/2012 02:07:40 am
Michelle,
Lauren Robb
10/24/2012 01:14:47 am
I never heard that about twitter before but to me it seems pretty ridiculous to me that all tweet would be saved in the Library of Congress. To me that makes me think..don't they have anything better to be doing or looking at?!? I don't think I've ever put anything bad on twitter before but I'll definitely be more careful and think before I tweet.
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Michelle Unnerstall
10/22/2012 11:21:27 am
http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2011/07/is-your-digital-footprint-squashing-your-reputation.html
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Brittanee Jacobs
10/22/2012 11:09:57 pm
I think it's okay if an employer can't see some of your photos. I understand you shouldn't have pictures everywhere of yourself partying and drinking. But, at the same time, I work at a summer camp, and we have lots of pictures on there--both campers and counselors. So we set them to private for the safety of the campers.
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Lauren Robb
10/24/2012 01:18:30 am
I have personal experience with a job looking at my online information before an interview. They told me they looked me up on facebook and try and see pictures of me or posts I had written but they couldn't see anything because my account is set on private. I smiled and said yea sorry! I also got hired at this job. People just need to be smart about the pictures and posts obvisouly if you don't want a certain person or employer to come across a certain picture then don't even put it online.
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Aaron Schroeder
10/28/2012 09:37:30 am
Very interesting. I have a facebook account but it is under an alias name. I do not post inappropriate things but am always fearful of what someone else might say (for instance, something political as many posts on facebook are right now). I never thought about the benefits of it being an alias due to a potential employer.
Becky Rose
10/24/2012 02:03:21 pm
We are definitely living in a technology-driven age! Our digital footprints can have a strong impact on our ability to land jobs. One mishap can mean the difference between getting the job or coming in second place. I like the tips you referenced on cleaning up our networking site.
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Lauren Noble
10/28/2012 10:30:43 am
I think those are all good reasons why HR wouldn't hire new employees. New employees need to make sure they clean everything off the internet and to be careful on what they post or what pictures they are in. A lot of careers have ended due to dumb pictures they pose for.
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Kristi Harms
10/23/2012 04:16:32 am
http://livehealthierandhappier.com/2012/02/leaving-a-digital-footprint-first-generation-of-parents-to-have-this-conversation/
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Angie Richardson
10/23/2012 04:51:58 am
Interesting article. I worry as a parent that my children won't take social media sites like Facebook seriously and end up posting things that could harm them in job searches in the future.
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Brittanee Jacobs
10/23/2012 05:35:07 am
I agree. I think it is very important for parents to teach their children how they will leave a digital footprint. Students need to be very cautious about what they put online. It could greatly affect their futures in many ways. It is the parents' responsibility to make sure their children are aware of how to properly use technology.
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Mike Tzianos
10/28/2012 10:12:30 am
Great article! I agree that children have to educated about leaving positive digital footprints, and not scare them away from technology all together because we don't want them to not have a digital footprint at all either.
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Mike Tzianos
10/23/2012 12:29:25 pm
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr11/vol68/num07/Positive-Digital-Footprints.aspx
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Kristi Harms
10/24/2012 04:08:24 am
Interesting article, seems crazy to think that schools would try to "run" away from technology when educators should be looking at preparing students for the real world, not trying to frighten students from using technology. The key would be, as educators, they should be using the technology and then teaching their students the correct and positive ways to use technology in today's world. Technology is a great resource it just needs to be used appropriately and our children need to be taught those appropriate uses.
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Lauren Robb
10/24/2012 01:02:21 am
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/digital-citizenship-2/your-digital-footprint/
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Daniel Simmons
10/26/2012 11:23:02 pm
Lauren,
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Scot Davis
10/28/2012 10:19:24 am
I also have very little about me on the Internet. A few articles on a science camp I went to a long time ago and a few things on basketball. But that is it. Personally, I like seeing things about myself online because it makes me feel a little proud I guess. For better or for worse, I still enjoy seeing something about myself. However, I do not think I have anything negative about myself on the Internet, at least for right now.
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Lauren Noble
10/28/2012 10:32:11 am
I agree, I think putting your Facebook and Twitter on private a lot of it won't end up on the internet. Whenever I googled myself I didn't find much either.
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Aaron Schroeder
10/24/2012 10:21:07 am
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/digitalfootprints/
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Aaron Schroeder
10/24/2012 10:25:40 am
p.s. this link was not used for my homework assignment of adding an internet safety page to my website.
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Angie Richardson
10/24/2012 11:23:41 am
When googling myself I didn't find anything too revealing except for some previous addresses. I did google some family members and that was fun to see.
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Becky Rose
10/24/2012 02:10:58 pm
Angie,
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Michelle Unnerstall
10/25/2012 10:52:59 am
I agree that students need to know about the digital footprint these days. They also need to know about bullying online and wiht cell phones and that if they delete that the police can still find it back. Great idea.
Scot Davis
10/28/2012 10:54:13 am
I think it is important to teach students about digital footprints because it is probably something that no one really thinks about. I know I don't really think about it. I believe that in the future more and more employers will look into a prospective employee's digital footprints. So it is very important to know what you are leaving out there for everyone else to see and how to work with it and not ruin job opportunities or your reputation.
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Becky Rose
10/24/2012 01:51:48 pm
Koppel on Discovery: Your Digital Footprint
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Scot Davis
10/25/2012 02:54:04 am
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/interactive/interactive.html
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Chelsea Loethen
10/25/2012 02:57:46 am
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/think-before-you-click-is-that-free.html
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10/25/2012 03:39:00 am
"Unlike footprints left in the sand at the beach, our online data trails often stick around long after the tide has gone out. And as more internet users have become comfortable with the idea of authoring and posting content online, they have also become more aware of the information that remains connected to their name online." This statement is something that I am constantly telling my students and my own children. Once it's on the internet, it's for anyone to see. I have learned from my IT husband that "settings" really don't matter to a professional hacker. Be very careful about posting anything. Anything you look at online can eventually be tracked and short of destroying your computer and changing your identity, you can't get a blank slate ever again. This is very scary. Technology is a blessing and a curse. Innocent people can be harmed while just living in this digital world. But this is the world we live in and the best we can do for ourselves and our children is to teach them how REAL the safety issues are.
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Daniel Simmons
10/25/2012 11:43:03 am
http://www.open.ac.uk/careers/digital-footprint.php
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Mike Tzianos
10/28/2012 10:37:41 am
Daniel,
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10/28/2012 10:45:37 am
In this article it list off reasons why employers would hire and would turn their head on new hires. Reasons why they would hire a new employee based on information they saw on the web would good personality, good communication skills and awards. Reasons why employers wouldn't hire someone would be poor communication skills, pictures posted of employer drinking, partying or doing drugs, bad mouthing their previous employer and many more reasons.
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