The document provides guidance for high school students on developing positive digital citizenship and leadership. It discusses creating a mission statement, evaluating one's digital footprint and online behaviors, and collaborating to research issues and create public service announcements on topics like cyberbullying and misinformation. The goal is for students to become advocates on societal issues through responsible use of social media and technology.

1. [r]evolution:
Our Digital
World
High School Edition

2. #IceBreaker
• Name/Grade/Other Activities
• Why were you interested in being a tech leader for your school?
• What do you see as the biggest technology problem facing your
student community? (Cyberbullying/Misinformation/Irresponsible
Posting/Trolling/Lack of Access to Resources/etc.)
• What is your favorite social media to use, and who is your favorite
content creator?

3. End in Mind...
• We will understand and discuss digital footprints and the
positive and negative consequences of our online
reputations.
• We will evaluate online/technology-enabled dating
behaviors and determine their appropriateness.
• We will create a mission statement that reflects our goals
as leaders in our community and expresses a desire for
positive and implementable change.
• We will collaborate to research a social/technology-
driven issue of importance to us and begin production on
PSA content for our peers.

4. My Digital
Footprint
Think of everything that we use the internet for
nowadays; we use digital technologies for:
• Social Interactions
• Moderating our Health
• Navigating/Securing Transportation
• Keeping track of our contacts and their information
• Watching/listening to entertainment media
• Taking, editing, and storing pictures, videos, and
audio
• Applying for jobs/clocking in and out of work
• Looking up information

5. My Digital
Footprint
Think of everything that we use the internet for
nowadays; we use digital technologies for:
• Social Interactions
• Moderating our Health
• Navigating/Securing Transportation
• Keeping track of our contacts and their information
• Watching/listening to entertainment media
• Taking, editing, and storing pictures, videos, and audio
• Applying for jobs/clocking in and out of work
• Looking up information
None of this is free; we pay the price of our data.

6. My Digital
Footprint
Your digital footprint is all of the data that exists
publicly about you on the internet.
What’s included in our digital footprints?
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online
• Which websites we browse
• Our hobbies and school activities
• Awards we receive
• What content we watch

7. My Digital
Footprint
What can be the consequences of a poor digital footprint?
• A 2017 survey found that up to 70% of employers now screen applicants’
social media profiles.
• Using racial slurs or inappropriate language that violates terms of service
may result in permanent bans from social media.
• Because the US generally lacks privacy laws/regulation for use of consumer
data, there is no way of knowing who can see your “private” content.
• Remember, even content that has been deleted from the internet can still
be searched, archived, and accessed; once something is out there, it is out
there for good.
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8. • Self-Assess; What does your digital footprint
consist of right now?
• Restrict privacy settings on your social media
• Remove social media contacts you don’t
know personally.
• Remember that some data reflects positively
on you! Awards, school activities, creative
projects etc. build a good digital reputation!
• Think before you post. Would you be
comfortable with future employers or family
members reading or seeing your content?
My Digital
Footprint

9. My Digital
Footprint
Exercise: Be the Employer!
For the next ten minutes, google different permutations of your full name
with your hometown, workplace, etc. and make a list of what information
about you an employer or advertiser could gleam with just a handful of basic
searches.

10. My Digital
Footprint
Exercise: Be the Employer!
For the next ten minutes, google different permutations of your full name
with your hometown, workplace, etc. and make a list of what information
about you an employer or advertiser could gleam with just a handful of basic
searches.
Were you surprised by how much information about you was publicly
available?
Are you comfortable with your current level of internet privacy?
Do you think your current digital footprint is a good representation of you?

11. Digital Media &
Relationships
Cool/Not Cool Quiz

12. Digital Media &
Relationships
Have you or people you know encountered situations
similar to the ones discussed in the Cool/Not Cool
quiz?
If a friend came to you with one of those issues, how
would you respond?

13. Digital Citizenship
You are here because you want to be a technology leader at your school.
Together, let’s develop a mission statement for what this group wants to
accomplish this year.
A good mission statement answers the following questions:
What do we want to do?
How are we going to do it?
What do we believe about what we are doing?

14. Digital Citizenship:
Being an Online Advocate
•Take time in smaller groups (3-4) to research a societal issue
that is important to you
•Find at least 3 non-profit organization that deal with your
issue directly and answer the following questions:
• Do those organizations have social media presences?
• If so, what kind of content do they post?
Examples of Digital PSA Videos

15. Digital Citizenship:
Being an Online Advocate

16. Digital Citizenship:
Being an Online Advocate
Take steps today towards producing a PSA of your own (either a :45
video, :60 radio spot, or series of infographics) about your group’s
topic.
The PSA might try to draw awareness to an issue, or prescribe a
solution for people to incorporate into their daily lives.
Design/produce a PSA that you would feel confident and
comfortable posting on your own social media. It should not feel
formal and academic, but personal and honest. It should speak
both to your issue and to your audience.