Digital+footprints

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===**Wherever we go on the web, we leave our mark, we leave a trace, we leave a //digital footprint//.**===


 * Your __digital footprint may reflect positively on you as a person__ or it may not. It's up to you!**

Read this newspaper article by Spencer Kelly. It was written a couple of years ago, but what it says is still relevant today - //The spread of our 'digital footprint'.//

Think for a moment about your digital footprint. Ask yourself ...

 * Where do I go on the web?
 * Am I learning new things as I journey on the web?
 * Am I a member of any online sites?
 * Have I connected with like-minded people, people with whom I share interests and information?
 * Have I ever published information on the web?
 * Have I contributed thoughtful or reflective or positive or helpful feedback or comments on any forums or blogs?
 * What sort of image am I leaving behind - in photos, comments, views and opinions displayed online?

Have a chat with your group. Compare your digital footprint experiences.
Then, save this template [|footprint template.doc] to your personal folder. Your task is to fill out this footprint, showing the extent of your personal digital footprint. Be creative in how you complete it - colour? text? logos? other? Make sure you save your footprint. Later on all group members will put a copy of their completed footprint in to a group e-portfolio.


 * Spend 15 minutes working on this by yourself.**

===Now, think about who might track your digital footprints? Why might they do this? What will they find?===
 * Friends
 * Family
 * Teachers
 * Employers - current & future
 * Nasties - stalkers / identity thieves, etc.

Use the last 10 minutes or so of this session to watch the videos below to learn a bit more ...

Joaquin E. Jutt's //Digital footprint intro// (2:00)
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Steve Johnson's //Digital footprints - your new first impression// (3:41)
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**__Digital Footprints - Part 2__**
We saw in the two videos in Part 1 that a person's Digital Footprint can reflect positively or negatively. Positive footprints can enhance a person's profile and image. Negative footprints can potentially cause trouble with future employers or at school or home.

The following 12 articles, videos and websites include examples of positive footprints. Each group member is to choose 3 of these resources to look at / read / view. Before you begin to look at them, your group needs to agree on who's going to look at which resources, so that the group has all the resources covered. Once that's decided, have a look through your chosen items. **As you look at each item, complete a section on this [|Note taking template.doc]. You'll need to open the template, then do a 'File', 'Save As' in to your own personal folder. After you've saved it, hit the 'Back' button to come back to this page. You've got about 30 minutes to complete this exploring, note-taking phase.**


 * 1.** Muslim teen defends Christian tradition - SBS World News article, includes YouTube video clip

**2.** Eric Whitacre talks about the YouTube Virtual Choir (1:49)
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3. Listen to the YouTube Virtual Choir singing (6:20)
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 * 4. & 5.** Teen Bloggers
 * Angela Yang - Angela see, Angela blog
 * Max McDougall & Michelle Welsh - Just two kids

6. Promo for the 'Life in a Day' video project (1:11)
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7. 'Life in a Day' - Trailer (1:48)
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8. YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 - Play your part (1:14)
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 * 9.** Stop Genocide project - Many voices for Darfur


 * 10.** Laura Stockman's 25 Days to make a Difference blog


 * 11.** Jacqueline's Magical Blog


 * 12.** Rachel Beckwith's water fundraising campaign Read this article also to learn more about Rachel's campaign.

**GROUP TASK - Your group has TWO class periods to complete this task**
In Google Docs, one member of the group open a new Slideshow presentation document. This is pretty much just like a Powerpoint presentation except that it's done in Google Docs and all members of the group can work on it at the same time. The person who created the Slideshow document needs to make sure that the other group members and the teacher have all been invited to share the document.

Use the notes you each took as you checked out the resources above in your previous session. They may give you some ideas / answers for your slides.

Take 5 minutes now to share your thoughts with the group - what you learned, saw, read about in the items above. then go on with the task below.
 * Your slideshow is to have __at least 6 slides__ - a title slide, 1 slide from each group member, and a bibliography/credits slide.**

Your slideshow is to focus on and answer the following questions:
 * what is / what is meant by ... a positive digital footprint?
 * what is / what is meant by ... a negative digital footprint?
 * how can I create a positive digital footprint?
 * on one slide include three other examples of positive digital footprints (NOT the examples you looked at above)


 * Be creative ... use colour, pictures, headings, etc. Remember ... if you use text or pictures that are not yours then you need to give credit on the last slide.**