Cyber Safety Worksheet: Digital Footprint
Stay safe (Posts last): Fine to post: your projects, art, poems, book reviews, nature photos, cheers for your team. Better not: angry rants, rude jokes, friends’ secrets, tickets, report cards, house number, where you are now. Before posting, ask: would I show this to a teacher — and be happy to see it in 10 years?
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cheer for your team (b) your report card (c) a fun fact (d) a poem you wrote
- 2.True or false: “a nature photo” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a rude joke (b) an angry rant (c) a friend’s secret (d) a poem you wrote
- 4.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 5.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a friend’s secret (b) your house number (c) your science project (d) your phone number
- 6.⏳ How long can a post stay online? (a) one hour (b) until you sleep (c) one day (d) for many years
- 7.🔎 Someone searches your name online in 10 years. What do you want them to find? (a) embarrassing photos (b) kind, positive posts (c) rude comments (d) angry fights
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fun fact (b) a nature photo (c) your exam hall ticket (d) a plant you grew
- 9.True or false: “your science project” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👣 Fact or myth? Only famous people have a digital footprint. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 11.True or false: “a fun fact” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👣 Fact or myth? A deleted post is gone forever. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a poem you wrote (b) your house number (c) an angry rant (d) a photo in uniform
- 14.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a poem you wrote? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend’s secret (b) your science project (c) a recipe you tried (d) a plant you grew
- 16.Which of these is better not to post? (a) your science project (b) a cheer for your team (c) your phone number (d) a drawing you made
- 17.Which of these is better not to post? (a) your science project (b) a recipe you tried (c) a fun fact (d) your train ticket
- 18.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) a fingerprint scan (b) your step count (c) your shoe size (d) your online trail
- 19.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a fun fact (b) your clay model (c) a cheer for your team (d) where you are now
- 20.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a fun fact? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 21.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a cheer for your team? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 22.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a nature photo (b) an angry rant (c) your house number (d) a friend’s secret
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rude joke (b) a recipe you tried (c) your science project (d) a cheer for your team
- 24.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a fun fact (b) your train ticket (c) a rude joke (d) your phone number
- 25.👣 Fact or myth? Search results can show old posts, photos and comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 26.👣 Fact or myth? Your footprint includes comments and likes, not only posts. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 27.🧐 Before you post, ask yourself… (a) is it long? (b) will it get likes? (c) would I show a teacher? (d) is it funny?
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your science project (b) a photo in uniform (c) a recipe you tried (d) a plant you grew
- 29.👣 Fact or myth? Posts that disappear in 24 hours can never be saved. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 30.👣 Fact or myth? Colleges and employers sometimes look at what people posted years ago. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 31.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your train ticket? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 32.👣 Fact or myth? Things in a “private” chat can still be copied and forwarded. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 33.True or false: “your exam hall ticket” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “where you are now” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a friend’s secret? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 36.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a book review? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 37.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your science project? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 38.True or false: “a book review” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nature photo (b) a recipe you tried (c) a plant you grew (d) an angry rant
- 40.🌱 Which builds a good digital footprint? (a) angry rants (b) sharing your projects (c) gossip posts (d) rude jokes
Answer key
- your report card
- True
- a poem you wrote
- a myth
- your science project
- for many years
- kind, positive posts
- your exam hall ticket
- True
- a myth
- False
- a myth
- a poem you wrote
- fine to post
- a friend’s secret
- your phone number
- your train ticket
- your online trail
- where you are now
- fine to post
- fine to post
- a nature photo
- a rude joke
- a fun fact
- a fact
- a fact
- would I show a teacher?
- a photo in uniform
- a myth
- a fact
- better not to post
- a fact
- False
- True
- better not to post
- fine to post
- fine to post
- False
- an angry rant
- sharing your projects
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