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.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your phone number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 2.🔎 Someone searches your name online in 10 years. What do you want them to find? (a) rude comments (b) embarrassing photos (c) angry fights (d) kind, positive posts
- 3.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a poem you wrote? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 4.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) your online trail (b) your shoe size (c) your step count (d) a fingerprint scan
- 5.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a friend’s secret (b) your train ticket (c) a nature photo (d) a photo in uniform
- 6.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a photo in uniform (b) a rude joke (c) a drawing you made (d) an angry rant
- 7.👣 Fact or myth? Screenshots can keep a post even after you delete it. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 8.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a drawing you made (b) a book review (c) a poem you wrote (d) your phone number
- 9.👣 Fact or myth? Using a nickname means nothing can be traced to you. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 10.True or false: “a nature photo” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a recipe you tried (b) an angry rant (c) a drawing you made (d) a nature photo
- 12.True or false: “a rude joke” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👣 Fact or myth? Only famous people have a digital footprint. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 14.👣 Fact or myth? Your footprint includes comments and likes, not only posts. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 15.Which of these is fine to post? (a) your report card (b) a book review (c) an angry rant (d) your house number
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nature photo (b) a book review (c) an angry rant (d) a recipe you tried
- 17.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a cheer for your team (b) an angry rant (c) a friend’s secret (d) a photo in uniform
- 18.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 19.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a recipe you tried (b) a plant you grew (c) a book review (d) your exam hall ticket
- 20.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a friend’s secret? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 21.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your clay model? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 22.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a photo in uniform? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your report card (b) a fun fact (c) a poem you wrote (d) a recipe you tried
- 24.True or false: “your clay model” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) a book review (c) a fun fact (d) a nature photo
- 26.True or false: “a poem you wrote” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “a nature photo” is fine to post. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “an angry rant” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: your house number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 30.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a drawing you made? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 31.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: an angry rant? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 32.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a friend’s secret (b) where you are now (c) a fun fact (d) your exam hall ticket
- 33.Which of these is fine to post? (a) your house number (b) your exam hall ticket (c) a rude joke (d) a plant you grew
- 34.True or false: “your report card” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a recipe you tried (b) a poem you wrote (c) a plant you grew (d) a photo in uniform
- 36.👣 Fact or myth? Colleges and employers sometimes look at what people posted years ago. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 37.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a recipe you tried (b) your house number (c) a drawing you made (d) a plant you grew
- 38.True or false: “your science project” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👣 Fact or myth? Nobody ever notices old comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 40.👣 Fact or myth? A kind, helpful post can become part of a good digital footprint. (a) a myth (b) a fact
Answer key
- better not to post
- kind, positive posts
- fine to post
- your online trail
- a nature photo
- a drawing you made
- a fact
- your phone number
- a myth
- False
- an angry rant
- True
- a myth
- a fact
- a book review
- an angry rant
- a cheer for your team
- a myth
- your exam hall ticket
- better not to post
- fine to post
- better not to post
- your report card
- True
- your phone number
- False
- True
- True
- better not to post
- fine to post
- better not to post
- a fun fact
- a plant you grew
- True
- a photo in uniform
- a fact
- your house number
- False
- a myth
- a fact
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