🎯 Learning Goals

WALT: We Are Learning To understand how our digital identity is shaped and how to manage our online presence responsibly.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify factors that shape digital identity
✓ I can explain how online actions affect my digital footprint
✓ I can design a responsible digital profile with appropriate privacy settings

📱 Part 1: Understanding Digital Identity

1. What shapes your digital identity? Tick all that apply:

Photos you post online

Comments you make on social media

Games you play online

Your favourite colour

Websites you visit

Your height

2. Circle the BEST definition of a digital footprint:

The size of your computer screen

All the traces you leave behind when using the internet

Your password and username

The apps on your device

3. Scenario Analysis: Jake posts a mean comment about his classmate on a school forum. Three years later, when applying for college, the admissions team finds this old post. How might this affect Jake's digital identity?

4. True or False: Once something is deleted from the internet, it's gone forever.

True

False

Explain your answer: _________________________________________________

🛡️ Part 2: Managing Your Digital Presence

5. Design Your Digital Profile: Create a safe and responsible social media profile. Fill in the details below:

Username: _____________________________ (Tip: Don't use your real name!)

Bio/Description: ________________________________________________

Profile Picture: Describe what you would choose: ___________________

6. Privacy Settings Checklist - Tick the settings you would choose:

Make my profile visible to friends only

Allow anyone to message me

Hide my location from posts

Let search engines find my profile

Require approval for photo tags

Share my posts with everyone publicly

7. Reflection: Think of a time when you or someone you know shared something online they later regretted. What could have been done differently?

8. Complete this digital citizenship pledge:

I promise to think _____________ I post, treat others with _____________ online, and protect my _____________ information. I understand that my digital actions have real-world _____________.

9. Extension Activity: Create a "Digital Identity Report Card" for a fictional character. Choose a character from a book, movie, or TV show and imagine their online behaviour. Give them grades (A-F) for: Online Kindness, Privacy Awareness, and Digital Responsibility. Justify your grades.