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 house number? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 2.👣 What is a digital footprint? (a) your step count (b) your online trail (c) a fingerprint scan (d) your shoe size
- 3.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a photo in uniform? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 4.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a rude joke (b) a fun fact (c) your science project (d) a poem you wrote
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) a recipe you tried (c) your report card (d) your exam hall ticket
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a nature photo (b) your clay model (c) where you are now (d) a poem you wrote
- 7.👣 Fact or myth? Your footprint includes comments and likes, not only posts. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 8.👣 Fact or myth? Only famous people have a digital footprint. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 9.👣 Fact or myth? Nobody ever notices old comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 10.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a cheer for your team? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 11.⏳ How long can a post stay online? (a) for many years (b) until you sleep (c) one hour (d) one day
- 12.True or false: “a cheer for your team” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a friend’s secret? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your train ticket (b) a photo in uniform (c) a plant you grew (d) an angry rant
- 15.👣 Fact or myth? Search results can show old posts, photos and comments. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plant you grew (b) a fun fact (c) your house number (d) a nature photo
- 17.Which of these is better not to post? (a) your report card (b) a drawing you made (c) a cheer for your team (d) a book review
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your clay model (b) your science project (c) a recipe you tried (d) your exam hall ticket
- 19.🧐 Before you post, ask yourself… (a) will it get likes? (b) would I show a teacher? (c) is it long? (d) is it funny?
- 20.👣 Fact or myth? Screenshots can keep a post even after you delete it. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 21.True or false: “your report card” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👣 Fact or myth? Things in a “private” chat can still be copied and forwarded. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your house number (b) where you are now (c) your exam hall ticket (d) a poem you wrote
- 24.True or false: “a plant you grew” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: a poem you wrote? (a) fine to post (b) better not to post
- 26.True or false: “your house number” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👣 Fine to post or better not to post: where you are now? (a) better not to post (b) fine to post
- 28.👣 Fact or myth? What you post at age 12 does not matter later. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 29.True or false: “a friend’s secret” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “your train ticket” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is fine to post? (a) a photo in uniform (b) where you are now (c) a friend’s secret (d) a book review
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) where you are now (b) a friend’s secret (c) a book review (d) your phone number
- 33.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a drawing you made (b) your train ticket (c) your science project (d) a book review
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a recipe you tried (b) a photo in uniform (c) a nature photo (d) a cheer for your team
- 35.True or false: “your phone number” is better not to post. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “a book review” is better not to post. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👣 Fact or myth? A deleted post is gone forever. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 38.Which of these is better not to post? (a) a fun fact (b) an angry rant (c) a cheer for your team (d) a drawing you made
- 39.True or false: “your science project” is fine to post. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your report card (b) a friend’s secret (c) your train ticket (d) a cheer for your team
Answer key
- better not to post
- your online trail
- better not to post
- a rude joke
- a recipe you tried
- where you are now
- a fact
- a myth
- a myth
- fine to post
- for many years
- False
- better not to post
- a plant you grew
- a fact
- your house number
- your report card
- your exam hall ticket
- would I show a teacher?
- a fact
- False
- a fact
- a poem you wrote
- False
- fine to post
- False
- better not to post
- a myth
- False
- False
- a book review
- a book review
- your train ticket
- a photo in uniform
- True
- False
- a myth
- an angry rant
- True
- a cheer for your team
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