Resources

BBC: Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US

Business 2 Community: How I Got My Job Through Social Media – And How You Can Too

Career Builder: Number of Employers Passing on Applicants Due to Social Media Posts Continues to Rise, According to New CareerBuilder Survey

CBS News: 5 Ways Twitter Can Ruin Your Career

CNN: Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online

Common Sense Media: This site is packed with resources on digital footprint.

Cybersmart: This site has helpful resources on digital footprint, cyber bullying and more.

Ed Judo: The power of a positive digital footprint for students

Edutopia: Five-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship

Elite Daily: The Things You Should Never Talk About

Examiner: Current and potential employers are looking at your social media pages.

Five Minute Film Festival: Edutopia offers some great resources to teach digital literacy.

Forbes: Social Media Can Cost You a Job: 6 Solutions

Job Seekers, Watch Your Walls--Employers Check Facebook: This article gives insight about how employers use Facebook or other social networks to determine if they want to hire candidates and also to let employees go if they are inappropriate on a social network.

Kidsmart: What are your digital footprints?

New York Times: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

Snelling: Will the lack of digital footprint cost you a job?

Teaching Channel: Follow the Digital Trail

USA Today: More college officials learn about applicants from Facebook

Yahoo Finance: A Joke about Dongles at a Conference Led to Two People Losing Their Jobs and a Huge Mess for the Tech World

William Alner: Your digital footprint is ruining your job application.

YouTube Digital Citizenship Curriculum: Get curriculum that helps educate students on topics pertaining to YouTube’s policies.

Social Media and the Work Place: Don’t Let a Post Get You Fired: Get great tips on being appropriate on social media.