#EduGoalsMOOC - My students' digital footprints

    

I asked the students of one of my classes to fill the Digital Footprint Survey proposed by the MOOC and what we found out together was not particularly surprising, tough it may seem alarming because they contribute to a general trend which sees young people starting really early to use digital devices and the Net.

I have been working with these students, aged 15-16, for a couple of years now and I know something about how they use their digital devices and the Internet. We have worked together on online safety at least twice on Safer Internet Day and I regularly warn them about possible misuses or dangers on various occasions. 

Here are some of the results of our survey:

Useful Resources for teaching eSafety: Web We Want.

For further study:

• 10 Things Your Students Should Know About Their Digital Footprints. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.teachhub.com/10-things-your-students-should-know-about-their-digital-footprints 

• Blackwell, T. (2014). “It‘s against all principles of scientific reporting”: Thousands of medical papers cite Wikipedia, study says. The National Post. Retrieved from http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/12/its-against-all-principles-of-scientific-reporting-thousands-of-medical-papers-cite-wikipedia-study-says 

• Common Sense Media (2016). Understanding the Impact of Digital Footprints. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/tlr-ui/modal-collection-video/2496816

• InCtrl. (2014). Your Digital Footprint: Leaving a Mark. Retrieved from http://www.teachinctrl.org/lessons/yourdigitalfootprint.php 

• Madden, M., Fox, S., Smith, A., & Vitak, J. (2007). Digital Footprints. Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2007/12/16/digital-footprints 

• Metz, R. (2013). Disappearing Messages Are Everywhere. MIT Technology Review. Retrieved from http://www.technologyreview.com/news/513006/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-disappearing-messages-are-everywhere 

• REMC Association of Michigan (2016). Digital Footprint. 21 Things 4 Students. Retrieved from http://www.21things4students.net/21/3-digital-footprint 

• Schryver, K. (2017). 17 Sites and Apps Kids Are Heading to After Facebook. Retrieved from http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/11-sites-and-apps-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook  

• Tucker, D. (2014). How to Make $10,000 in Six Seconds. Retrieved from http://www.wnyc.org/story/meet-vine-videographers-who-can-make-10000-six-seconds

• Terrell, S. S. (2014, November). The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching (1st ed.). New York: Routledge.