This document discusses digital footprints and online ethics. It begins by explaining that students should understand how to safely and responsibly use the internet to create a positive digital footprint. It then provides two codes of ethics for computer and internet use - the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics and the High School/University Code of Ethics. Both codes outline responsible behaviors around topics like privacy, property, honesty and respect. The document concludes by asking students to consider what kind of digital footprint they are creating and stresses the importance of only posting online what they would be proud of in the future.

1. Presented by:
Laverne Hill
Media Specialist
Lowndes High School
With permission from:
Howie DiBlasi
Emerging Technologies Evangelist
Digital Journey
howie@frontier.net
www.drhowie.com
Presentation : 2012

2. DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS:DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS:
WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?
 Students should
understand how to be safe
and responsible online
and how to create a digital
footprint to be proud of
today and tomorrow.

3. TEN COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS-(K-5)
USED WITH PERMISSION: COPYRIGHT: COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE AUTHOR: DR. RAMON C. BARQUIN
 1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
 2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
 3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.
 4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
 5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
 6. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you
have not paid.
 7. Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without
authorization or proper compensation.
 8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
 9. Thou shall think about the social consequences of the
program you write or the system you design.
 10. Thou shall use a computer in ways that show consideration
of and respect for your fellow humans.

4. THE HIGH/UNIVERSITY CODE OF ETHICS
 1) I will not use the technology/communication system to
harm, slander, injure or ridicule others.
 2) I will not interfere with others’ use of the technology,
including opening the files of others without their permission.
 3) I will not use the computer to steal.
 4) I will not use the computer to misrepresent my school or
myself.
 5) I will not copy software for which I have not paid.
 6) I will not use equipment without authorization.
 7) I will not copy text or ideas from the technology resources
without permission from the author or referencing source.
 8) I will be responsible for any consequences that arise from
or that are a result of my computing activities.

5.  9) I will use both the equipment and the programs in ways that show
consideration, care, and respect.
 10) I will be financially responsible and liable for any damages to either
hardware or software resources that result from inappropriate or
abusive behavior.
 11) I will not allow another person to use my logon (ID) and password,
nor will I use anyone else's ID and password.
 12) I will abide by all rules and regulations of the system as changed or
added from time to time by the
 administration.
 13) I will address all concerns regarding the use of technology first to
the supervising teacher and/or school librarian and then to the
administration.
 14) I will use the technology/computer system to further my education
and will share my growing knowledge with others.
 16) I recognize that all students deserve access as conditions permit.
 17) I will not violate the terms and conditions of the Authorization for
Internet Access as stated below.
 18) I will not tamper with or change the computer settings

6. INTERNET SAFETY
Rules of the Road for Kids
 1. Guard your privacy. What people know about you is up to you.
 2. Protect your reputation. Self-reflect before you self-reveal. What’s funny or
edgy today could cost you tomorrow.
 3. Nothing is private online. Anything you say or do can be copied, pasted,
and sent to gazillions of people without your permission.
 4. Assume everyone is watching. There’s a huge, vast audience out there. If
someone is your friend’s friend, they can see everything.
 5. Apply the Golden Rule. If you don’t want it done to you, don’t do it to
someone else.
 6. Watch the clock. A virtual hug never matches a real one. Balance your life.
 7. Choose wisely. Not all content is appropriate. You know what we mean.
 8. Don't hide. Using anonymity to cloak your actions doesn’t turn you into a
trustworthy, responsible human being.
 9. Think about what you see. Just because it’s online doesn’t make it true.
 10. Be smart, be safe. Not everyone is who they say they are. But you know
that.

7. WHAT IS YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT MOST
LIKE? BY TOM JACKSON

8.  traces left by your activity in a
digital environment.
 All of us, like it or not, are
creating these trails.
 All kinds of information ABOUT
YOU can be found online.
Digital footprints are…….

9.  Will it be insignificant
tomorrow, or in five years
when you need to apply for
college or seek new
employment ?.

10. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ????
 Do you know how long what you put online exists?Do you know how long what you put online exists?
 Do you know what the standard is for appropriateDo you know what the standard is for appropriate
and inappropriate online behavior?and inappropriate online behavior?
 Do you know what a digital footprint means?Do you know what a digital footprint means?
 Do you know how to take steps to have a digitalDo you know how to take steps to have a digital
footprint that you will be proud of today andfootprint that you will be proud of today and
tomorrow too?tomorrow too?

11.  If whatever you do online can beIf whatever you do online can be
traced back to you and it staystraced back to you and it stays
forever what should you putforever what should you put
online?online?
 Think: Social NetworkingThink: Social Networking