Understand Your Digital Footprint

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

6, 7

Overview

This is a lesson plan from Google Education's Applied Digital Skills. During this lesson, students will think about the actions they take online and create a visual picture of their digital footprint in Google Sheets. As they complete the lesson, students will learn and practice the following digital skills: create a new spreadsheet in Google sheets, add text to cells, format text, digitally share a file with others, collaborate digitally in a spreadsheet, and add conditional formatting.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

DLCS18.6.13

Define personal privacy, digital footprint, and open communication.

UP:DLCS18.6.13

Vocabulary

  • personal privacy
  • digital footprint
  • open communication

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that personal information can be divided into the three categories of personal privacy, digital footprint, open communication.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • define personal privacy.
  • define digital footprint.
  • define open communication.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • information is either, personal, part of your digital footprint, or available as open communication.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.12

Discuss the impact of data permanence on digital identity including best practices to protect personal digital footprint.

UP:DLCS18.7.12

Vocabulary

  • data permanence
  • digital footprint

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that data posted to the internet can be difficult to remove and can impact how others view you.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify ways to protect their personal digital footprint.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • data posted online can be difficult to remove and can impact a personal digital footprint.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

Other

License Type

BY-SA

Resource Provider other

Applied Digital Skills
https://docs.google.com/document/d/110KQpEORryOnj198Mbr8cBgaAjv3xmBFsOln5vD53T8…

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