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.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) your online trail (b) your shoe size (c) a fingerprint scan (d) your step count
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an angry rant (b) your exam hall ticket (c) your phone number (d) a plant you grew
- 3.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a photo in uniform (b) a rude joke (c) where you are now (d) a book review
- 4.🧐 Before you post, ask yourself… (a) is it funny? (b) will it get likes? (c) would I show a teacher? (d) is it long?
- 5.⏳ How long can a post stay online? (a) for many years (b) one day (c) until you sleep (d) one hour
- 6.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a book review (b) a plant you grew (c) a recipe you tried (d) your exam hall ticket
- 7.👣 Fact or myth? Your footprint includes comments and likes, not only posts. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 8.👣 Fact or myth? Search results can show old posts, photos and comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 9.True or false: “a friend’s secret” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👣 Fact or myth? Posts that disappear in 24 hours can never be saved. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plant you grew (b) your science project (c) a photo in uniform (d) a book review
- 12.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a fun fact (b) a recipe you tried (c) your science project (d) your house number
- 13.🌱 Which builds a good digital footprint? (a) sharing your projects (b) angry rants (c) rude jokes (d) gossip posts
- 14.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a poem you wrote (b) a cheer for your team (c) your science project (d) a photo in uniform
- 15.👣 Fact or myth? Colleges and employers sometimes look at what people posted years ago. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 16.True or false: “a nature photo” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “a photo in uniform” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “your science project” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your clay model? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 20.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a drawing you made (b) your train ticket (c) your clay model (d) a cheer for your team
- 21.True or false: “a fun fact” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your report card? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 23.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your phone number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 24.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a drawing you made? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 25.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a rude joke? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 26.True or false: “your report card” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) a drawing you made (c) your exam hall ticket (d) your train ticket
- 28.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a friend’s secret? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 29.True or false: “a drawing you made” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a poem you wrote” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your exam hall ticket? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 32.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: an angry rant? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 33.True or false: “where you are now” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a recipe you tried (b) a book review (c) a nature photo (d) your house number
- 35.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a friend’s secret (b) a drawing you made (c) a fun fact (d) your clay model
- 36.👣 Fact or myth? Screenshots can keep a post even after you delete it. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 37.True or false: “a book review” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a plant you grew? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 39.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your science project? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 40.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a fact (b) a myth
Answer key
- your online trail
- a plant you grew
- a book review
- would I show a teacher?
- for many years
- your exam hall ticket
- a fact
- a fact
- True
- a myth
- a photo in uniform
- your house number
- sharing your projects
- a photo in uniform
- a fact
- False
- False
- True
- fine to post
- your train ticket
- False
- better not to post
- better not to post
- fine to post
- better not to post
- True
- a drawing you made
- better not to post
- False
- False
- better not to post
- better not to post
- False
- your house number
- a friend’s secret
- a fact
- True
- fine to post
- fine to post
- a myth
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