Digital Footprints
CRHS PTO ~ 11/19/13 ~ Arlen Kimmelman, Librarian
Digital Footprints can be a positive thing...
HAVE YOU SEARCHED FOR YOURSELF RECENTLY? Do a quick Web search of your first and spellings, too. Find something about yourself you don’t like? If it’s posted by a friend, ask them to take it down. Or try contacting the site administrator and request they remove any unwanted content.
What You Can Do to Manage Your Online Presence...
Search your name and nicknames often
- on Google
- on Twitter
- on Facebook
- image searches
- etc.
- Ensure that what people see is what you want them to see
- birth dates
- addresses
- ID numbers
- passwords
Remember: Posting Online is Like Getting a Tattoo
- Once it's there, it's permanent, or
- It's just really hard and painful to make it disappear.
Would you want your ____________ to know...?
- Grandparent
- Principal
- local Police