Digital Footprint

What is Digital Footprint?

A “digital footprint” is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or by others, intentionally or unintentionally.

It can be searched, copied, and passed on, and it can be seen by a large, invisible audience.

Video courtesy of Common Sense Media

Things that are safe to post online:

Things that are NOT safe to post online:

Interests

Hobbies

First Name

Students' Last Name

Home Address

Hurtful Information About Others

Why Do I Need to Worry About My Digital Footprint?

Could cause you to not get a job

Could cause you to not get accepted into a college