UK Lesson Plan
The Power of Digital Footprints (UK)
How might our digital footprints shape our future?
Age
12–13Time
50 mins.
Objectives:
Define the term "digital footprint" and explain how it can affect their online privacy.
Analyse how different parts of their digital footprint can lead others to draw conclusions -- both positive and negative -- about who they are.
Use the "Take a Stand" thinking routine to examine a dilemma about digital footprints.
Vocabulary Show definitions
digital footprint ·
invisible audience ·
persistent
digital footprint – a record of what you do online, including the sites you visit and the things you post; it can also include things that others post that involve you, such as pictures or comments
invisible audience – unknown or unanticipated people who can see information about you posted online
persistent – lasting a long time
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Key Standards Supported
Lesson Plan
50 mins.
Warm-Up: Every Time Online
10 mins.Analyse: Search for a Host
10 mins.Take a Stand: Truth Be Told
20 mins.Wrap-Up Exercise
10 mins.
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Lesson last updated: December 2020
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Lesson last updated: December 2020