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.👣 Fact or myth? Things in a “private” chat can still be copied and forwarded. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 2.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a cheer for your team? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 3.True or false: “a nature photo” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your phone number? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 5.True or false: “a poem you wrote” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “where you are now” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “your clay model” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a rude joke (b) your train ticket (c) your exam hall ticket (d) a book review
- 9.👣 Fact or myth? Nobody ever notices old comments. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 10.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a drawing you made? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 11.True or false: “your house number” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “a recipe you tried” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is better not to post? (a) your science project (b) a plant you grew (c) a poem you wrote (d) a rude joke
- 14.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your house number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your clay model (b) where you are now (c) a poem you wrote (d) a fun fact
- 16.🌱 Which builds a good digital footprint? (a) sharing your projects (b) rude jokes (c) gossip posts (d) angry rants
- 17.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a fun fact? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your clay model (b) a cheer for your team (c) a plant you grew (d) your exam hall ticket
- 19.True or false: “a drawing you made” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a friend’s secret? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your science project (b) your report card (c) a friend’s secret (d) an angry rant
- 22.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a friend’s secret (b) a recipe you tried (c) your clay model (d) a drawing you made
- 23.Which of these is better not to post? (a) your science project (b) a poem you wrote (c) a nature photo (d) a photo in uniform
- 24.👣 Fact or myth? Colleges and employers sometimes look at what people posted years ago. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your house number (b) a plant you grew (c) a book review (d) a fun fact
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) your house number (c) your clay model (d) a rude joke
- 27.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your train ticket? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 28.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a recipe you tried (b) a cheer for your team (c) your report card (d) your clay model
- 29.True or false: “your science project” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) your shoe size (b) a fingerprint scan (c) your online trail (d) your step count
- 31.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: where you are now? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 32.True or false: “a poem you wrote” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a nature photo? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 34.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a rude joke (b) your report card (c) a nature photo (d) your exam hall ticket
- 35.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 36.True or false: “your phone number” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔎 Someone searches your name online in 10 years. What do you want them to find? (a) rude comments (b) angry fights (c) embarrassing photos (d) kind, positive posts
- 38.True or false: “a rude joke” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a recipe you tried? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 40.🧐 Before you post, ask yourself… (a) will it get likes? (b) is it funny? (c) is it long? (d) would I show a teacher?
Answer key
- a fact
- fine to post
- True
- better not to post
- False
- True
- True
- a book review
- a myth
- fine to post
- False
- False
- a rude joke
- better not to post
- where you are now
- sharing your projects
- fine to post
- your exam hall ticket
- False
- better not to post
- your science project
- a friend’s secret
- a photo in uniform
- a fact
- your house number
- your clay model
- better not to post
- your report card
- False
- your online trail
- better not to post
- True
- fine to post
- a nature photo
- a myth
- False
- kind, positive posts
- False
- fine to post
- would I show a teacher?
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