Digital
footprint is known as the traces or footprint the people leave online. An
individual can have a positive or negative digital footprint. In today’s world
it is important to have a digital footprint, since when applying to future
jobs, employers will look at ones digital footprints and online presence.
This
blog will discusses how to create a positive digital footprint and what is a
positive digital footprint.
What strategies will you use to maintain a
positive digital footprint?
· Staying up
to date with the sharing settings on your social media sites (Facebook,
Twitter, Etc.) – making sure that you know what is out there for all to see
· Be
cautious of what you and others are posting about you
· Remember
to keep your comments on blogs and social media professional, positive, and
productive – making sure not swear and talk about illegal activities
· Search
your name to see your digital footprint- searching yourself in Google is a good
way to make sure no one is making any fake profiles about you.
· Google alerts is a good
tool to have to monitor your online presence – making sure no one is using your
name to create fake profiles
· Notifications about if
you are being mentioned on any type of social networking is important – making
sure to know what is being said about you at all times, you can use an app
called social mention. There are also many of different apps to help ensure a positive
online presence, such as Google alerts.
Therefore
a positive digital footprint is making sure that your online presence is
professional and productive.
To
gain a better understanding of your online presence it is important to know the
elements behind being a digital citizenship.
There
are nine basic elements of being a digital citizenship, and all of them matter.
Personally
for myself the three that I feel I lack knowledge in is digital rights and
responsibilities, which includes the privileges and freedom extended to all
users, and the behavioral expectations that come with technology. For example,
understanding the copyrights material. The second aspect that I lack knowledge
is the digital law of being digital citizenship; this includes the legal rights
and restrictions governing technology use. One example is how to use the
information and treat the information on the Internet. The last element that I
lack in is digital health and wellness of the use of technology. This is may
include the elements of physical and psychological wellness.
I
personally feel that today many people know how to use the technology but do
not know how to use it properly and do not understand the consequence of not
using it properly.
Digital
citizenship is very effective in today’s generations. “Being digital
citizenship has many benefits.” Such as, learn new things about themselves and
the ability to conduct and express themselves. This relates to the blog six reason why kids should know how to blog. The reason this blog connects to being
a digital citizenship is because the 6 reasons are very similar to the
elements. The 6 reasons describe how to create a good online presence and the
rules behind it.
Don’t
forget there are always rules!
Let’s
all create a good online presence J
