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 of these is better not to post? (a) a poem you wrote (b) a photo in uniform (c) a cheer for your team (d) a plant you grew
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) your house number (c) where you are now (d) a poem you wrote
- 3.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) a fingerprint scan (b) your online trail (c) your step count (d) your shoe size
- 4.🔎 Someone searches your name online in 10 years. What do you want them to find? (a) angry fights (b) kind, positive posts (c) embarrassing photos (d) rude comments
- 5.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a rude joke (b) your house number (c) a cheer for your team (d) a photo in uniform
- 6.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: where you are now? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 7.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a rude joke (b) your phone number (c) your train ticket (d) your clay model
- 8.⏳ How long can a post stay online? (a) one hour (b) for many years (c) until you sleep (d) one day
- 9.👣 Fact or myth? Search results can show old posts, photos and comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 10.👣 Fact or myth? Using a nickname means nothing can be traced to you. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 11.True or false: “a fun fact” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👣 Fact or myth? Posts that disappear in 24 hours can never be saved. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 13.👣 Fact or myth? Your footprint includes comments and likes, not only posts. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a recipe you tried (b) your exam hall ticket (c) your science project (d) a book review
- 15.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 16.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a recipe you tried? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 17.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a nature photo? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 18.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a book review (b) an angry rant (c) a nature photo (d) a plant you grew
- 19.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a book review (b) an angry rant (c) a rude joke (d) your house number
- 20.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your house number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 21.True or false: “where you are now” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your phone number? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 23.🧐 Before you post, ask yourself… (a) is it funny? (b) will it get likes? (c) would I show a teacher? (d) is it long?
- 24.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a fun fact (b) a book review (c) a recipe you tried (d) a rude joke
- 25.True or false: “a book review” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your science project (b) where you are now (c) your clay model (d) a fun fact
- 27.True or false: “a plant you grew” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a cheer for your team? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 29.🌱 Which builds a good digital footprint? (a) sharing your projects (b) angry rants (c) gossip posts (d) rude jokes
- 30.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your train ticket? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 31.👣 Fact or myth? A deleted post is gone forever. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 32.True or false: “a poem you wrote” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a poem you wrote (b) a nature photo (c) where you are now (d) a recipe you tried
- 34.True or false: “a recipe you tried” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cheer for your team (b) an angry rant (c) a friend’s secret (d) your exam hall ticket
- 36.True or false: “a cheer for your team” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a book review (b) your phone number (c) a cheer for your team (d) a recipe you tried
- 38.True or false: “your science project” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fun fact (b) your science project (c) a nature photo (d) your house number
- 40.True or false: “your clay model” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a photo in uniform
- a poem you wrote
- your online trail
- kind, positive posts
- a cheer for your team
- better not to post
- your clay model
- for many years
- a fact
- a myth
- True
- a myth
- a fact
- your exam hall ticket
- a myth
- fine to post
- fine to post
- an angry rant
- a book review
- better not to post
- True
- better not to post
- would I show a teacher?
- a rude joke
- False
- where you are now
- True
- fine to post
- sharing your projects
- better not to post
- a myth
- True
- where you are now
- False
- a cheer for your team
- True
- your phone number
- False
- your house number
- False
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