Social Media and Digital Footprints

How does using social media affect our digital footprints?

Lesson Objectives 

• Identify reasons for using social media and the challenges that often come along with it.

• Reflect on the responsibilities they have that are related to digital footprints -- both their own and others' -- when they're using social media.

• Identify ways to make the most of social media while still caring for the digital footprints of themselves and others.

Vocabulary 

digital footprint: all of the information online about a person, either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally

oversharing: sharing personal feelings, information, or experiences that later make someone feel uncomfortable or regretful