What will your online profile say about you? What things will you want to keep private and what things are ok to be public?
Watch the video Manage your online reputation
Click on the images in the collage below and see how other people advertise themselves online. What do you notice? Are they sharing public or private things about themselves?
Make a copy of the slide deck public and private. Save it to your English folder. Work through the activities to learn what's ok to share online and what should be kept private.
What you share online stays online so it's a good idea to think about what your profile on the internet looks like. Sharing photos, opinions and your mahi should be a good experience for you, in this section you'll be learning how to create a positive Smart digital footprint. Click here to get started
Your 'about me' post helps to introduce visitors to your blog to you and your interests. Take into account things you have discussed with your teacher around what should be kept private and what's ok to make public.
Check your Google Drive to see if you have the slide deck to the right. If not start by making a copy and adding it to your drive.
Review other people's online profiles by clicking on the links below. Take a look at their 'about me' blog post to help you create your own written 'about me'
Create an about me blog post draft by using the slides in the blog deck
Create your own visual profile using Google Draw and infographics to make either an online collage, a google doodle of yourself or a video.
You can choose from any of the image templates below or make your own.
You'll need to write a new 'about me' post for this year. You are a year older, in a different class and maybe even in a new school.
Our goals change every year so remember to include information about your learning focus, your hopes and dreams.
Create an online image of you, or create a collage that shows all your favourite things, what you're good at and what your goals are.
Explore the site layouts of these well known people to help create your own online web page. Click on the image to find a template you can use.
You can use Screencastify to create a short video about yourself. You have the option of using only the webcam or you could create a screen recording showing some of your favourite places, musicians and past times. You could also include examples of work you're proud of. Watch the slide deck to see how to use Screencastify.
Once you've made your video it will automatically save in your Google Drive into a folder named Screencastify
Educating people on what should be private or public using an animation made in Google Slides. Here's how to get started
Plan your animation.
Decide on a theme/characters/speech bubbles to animate
Choose at least 2 public and 2 private things
Create a new slide, name and save to your English folder.