Presentation for pre-service teachers at the University of Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada). Coordinated by the Education Undergraduate Society (EUS)

1. Evolution of
Digital
Footprints
Education Undergraduate Society
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Kurtis Hewson
University of Lethbridge

2. Where are we going?
• Examining the evolution
• Cleaning up your footprint
• Establishing your professional
footprint
• Establishing a PLN

3. Examining the Evolution
Footprint 1.0 – What is a digital footprint?
• What I do can be accessed and followed?
• Our online record (photos, comments, posts, websites)
Footprint 2.0 – Don’t want a digital footprint
• Never use your real name (pseudonym, online “mask”)
• Erase your online presence
Footprint 3.0 – Manage a digital footprint
• Adding positive online content – taking control!
• Establishing and contributing to a PLN

4. Cleaning Up Your Footprint
• Google yourself
• Regularly check yourself on Google – be aware of what’s there
• Check on a computer other than yours
• Investigate Google Alerts – lets you know hen your name appears
• Check Privacy Settings
• Investigate privacy settings on Facebook, Twitter, other social media
• Remove undesirable content
• Untag yourself from photos
• Delete questionable comments and posts
• Utilize the “Grandma rule”

5. Cleaning Up Your Footprint
• Google yourself
• Regularly check yourself on Google – be aware of what’s there
• Check on a computer other than yours
• Investigate Google Alerts – lets you know hen your name appears
• Check Privacy Settings
• Investigate privacy settings on Facebook, Twitter, other social media
• Remove undesirable content
• Untag yourself from photos
• Delete questionable comments and posts
• Utilize the “Grandma rule”

6. Establishing your Professional Footprint

7. Establishing your Professional Footprint
• Establish professional accounts
• Set up a professional Twitter, Facebook, Google +/YouTube, LinkedIn
• “Like” professional pages, follow ed hashtags, favorite teacher videos
• Begin social bookmarking
• Diigo, Delicious and others – begin bookmarking valuable sites
• Comment
• Share your supportive thoughts on blogs, videos, tweets
• Share links and resources
• Blog
• Essentially becomes your online portfolio
• Share thoughts, activities to build your teacher identity

8. More Than Getting That First Job…
• Traditionally limited
by geography and
not often timely
• Today, transcends
distance, role and
expertise
Professional Learning Network (PLN) -
Not a new concept

9. Why Start Now?
• Supplement (or in
some cases supplant)
induction supports
• Begin building your
professional “brand”
• Establish a strong network of professionals and
supports prior to entering your first classroom

11. Further Support
http://kurtishewson.wordpress.com
Links related to suggested steps, graphic organizer, and
additional resources
Add me to your PLN!
http://about.me/kurtishewson
Next week: Establishing a PLN