1. Your Digital Footprint
What ‘Impression’ Are You Making?: Teaching Digital
Citizenship and Responsibility in Schools

2. Introduction
Objectives of this presentation:
• Define the term ‘digital footprint’
• Examine the impact online actions make on your digital footprint
• Identify means of taking control of your ‘public face’
• Explore the important role of teachers to educate and influence
student behaviour
• Provide discussion questions that will facilitate a school plan to
educate students in digital citizenship and support the wider school
community

3. What is a digital footprint?
How digital footprints are made
• Quick & easy to create
• Permanent record
• Far-reaching consequences

4. What is a digital footprint?
Perceived privacy versus public reality

5. What is a digital footprint?
Digital tattoos and longevity of information

6. What impact does your digital footprint make?
•Reputation and digital identity
•Future employers

7. What impact does your digital footprint make?
•Positive effects, using it to your advantage

8. Taking control of your ‘public face’
Damage control: what to do

9. Taking control of your ‘public face’
Be proactive

10. Taking control of your ‘public face’
Posting: public or private… or not at all?

11. Important Role of Teachers
• Modeling good ‘netiquette’
• Teaching discernment and
responsibility

12. Discussion Questions
What are the top 3 concerns we can identify for
students in relation to forming and managing their
online identity?
What activities can we plan for students to help them
understand the importance and maintenance of their
online identity?
What policies and procedures can we put in place to
support staff, students and parents in terms of
awareness and action?

13. Recommended Readings:
Fredrick, K. (2011). Forging a positive cyber-reputation: who are you?
School Library Monthly , 28 (2), 24-25.
Goerzen, J., & Rosseel, T. (2010). Digital tattoo: what's yours? PNLA
Quarterly , 75 (1), 66-69.
Goldsborough, R. (2012). Online reputation management is new aspect of
good PR. Community College Week , 24 (11), 16.
Oxley, C. (2011). Digital citizenship: developing an ethical and responsible
online culture. Access , 25 (3), 5-9.
Willmer, D. (2009). Managing your digital footprint. T+D , 63 (6), 84-85.