My Digital FootPrint

Pew Report download http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/PIP_Teens_Kindness_Cruelty_SNS_Report_Nov_2011_FINAL_110711.pdf Comment : This is a US report but based on work I have seen from the EU - I would say that there is a high degree of alignment - I still worry that we believe we can teach the screenagers where in fact they are teaching us.  We are observing and they are changing faster than we can monitor..... The majority of social media-using teens say their peers are mostly kind to one another on social network sites. Their views are less positive than those of social media-using adults.  Most American teens who use social media say that in their experience, people their age are mostly kind to one another on social network sites. Overall, 69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on social network sites. Another 20% say that peers are mostly unkind, while 11% volunteered that “it depends.” At the same time,...

There are New Digital Rules but children still need to learn that courtesy, kindness and good citizenship come first in the physical and digital world but cyberbullying can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “ Digital Citizenship : Breaking the Culture of Mean,” is a 30-minute DVD produced by TIE , a professional development association as a tool for teachers. It explores how to identify, address and stop bullying and cyberbullying in a variety of settings, and it suggests that students need to be trained in how to leave a “digital footprint” that will have positive, not negative, effects on their futures.

Nickelodeon as part of their  The Big Help initiative, has launched a service to battle cyberbullying and other cybersafety issues with  Common Sense Media . Nickelodeon will feature on-air and online advice on what kids and teens should do when confronted with cruel or hostile posts, texts, emails or other online messages. Common Sense Media's " Rules of the Road ," offers a set of useful guidelines that help kids practice safe online and mobile behaviours. Some examples of these tips include protecting privacy and  online reputation , assuming everyone can see what is posted online, and balancing time spent online and offline. Specific tips for dealing with bullies are to not reply to hostile messages, blocking bullies from access to Facebook pages or other online profiles, and making a copy of hurtful messages to show to an adult if necessary.

Nickelodeon as part of their  The Big Help initiative, has launched a service to battle cyberbullying and other cybersafety issues with  Common Sense Media . Nickelodeon will feature on-air and online advice on what kids and teens should do when confronted with cruel or hostile posts, texts, emails or other online messages. Common Sense Media's " Rules of the Road ," offers a set of useful guidelines that help kids practice safe online and mobile behaviours. Some examples of these tips include protecting privacy and  online reputation , assuming everyone can see what is posted online, and balancing time spent online and offline. Specific tips for dealing with bullies are to not reply to hostile messages, blocking bullies from access to Facebook pages or other online profiles, and making a copy of hurtful messages to show to an adult if necessary.

Our granddad’s had 1 profession for life Our dad’s could have had 1 job for 50 years We are likely to have had 7 jobs over 50 years Our kids will need 7 jobs at the same time and will probably not make 50 years Our grandkids need us to start writing their applications now

My starting position is that the education system is encouraging the Social Media Generation (SMG) to think about their digital footprints – Halleluja!   I agree with the principal that you should make ‘people’ aware that what their write about themselves can come back to haunt them.  Indeed, further, what they say about others may be an indication of their professionalism.   However, following a round table, it is also evident that what the SMG have done is created ‘virtual identies’  There is one, the public facebook which looks like they have never done anything exciting or broken any health and safety law (basically rather dull and duitiful), and then the series of private worlds where they use nick names to share the reality of their shared lives. Therefore, the employer can now see a perfect digital history, which has been created for them, meaning that as an employer your online check is now as good as reviewing a CV....

A weekly post cast by Jim Hopkinson who works for   Wired.com http://thehopkinsonreport.com/2010/08/19/episode-118-social-media-is-the-new-rock-and-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-88918 This one is a thought providing piece on Social Media saying that SM is for this generation the rock and roll of previous generations - worth listening to. my view is that I like the analogy draw up but I am not sure if I agree with it all but it did made me think. One aspect to consider is why the youth love technology/ social media?  One answer is (based on a massive amount of real research by FT/ Orange) is that technology/social media gives kids a place to go where parents don't have control. This idea fits well with what the article says and to the roots behind other generational gaps/ ideals/ fashions. If social is a place where "we" go today as parents don't have control, with all these new controls there will be new opportunities as the new generation or youth find...

A weekly post cast by Jim Hopkinson who works for   Wired.com http://thehopkinsonreport.com/2010/08/19/episode-118-social-media-is-the-new-rock-and-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-88918 This one is a thought providing piece on Social Media saying that SM is for this generation the rock and roll of previous generations - worth listening to. my view is that I like the analogy draw up but I am not sure if I agree with it all but it did made me think. One aspect to consider is why the youth love technology/ social media?  One answer is (based on a massive amount of real research by FT/ Orange) is that technology/social media gives kids a place to go where parents don't have control. This idea fits well with what the article says and to the roots behind other generational gaps/ ideals/ fashions. If social is a place where "we" go today as parents don't have control, with all these new controls there will be new opportunities as the new generation or youth find...

  http://myfootprintsd.com/index.html   I am delighted that “Digital Footprints” is a common conversation in the world of teaching.  Most of the material, as with this one, are focussed on asking our kids to take care with what they say about themselves.   I would like to see this conversation extend to help them understand that this is the data that they control.  What others say about you, you cannot control; but what others say also contributes to your digital footprint.  I understand that conceptually it is hard to teach that digital footprints also include data that describes what you are doing and your behaviour (location, attention, purchases, key strokes, search terms, clicks, time, activity …) but this hidden data is as important, and in many cases more important) I believe that those teaching need to understand that the model of “public” has shifted.  Digital natives have grown up with the internet and the ...

interpretation :sign language There are four common interpretations of the phrase "digital footprint" and they all share two common characteristics which are that digital footprints are about an individual's interaction with a digital world and that the data created from the interaction can be exploited. The differences depend on how deep, or prepared, you want to look. The most common definition of a digital footprint is the content you leave about yourself in the web. This is content you create for a blog, comments you leave, photo's you up load or your profile and content you create on a social networking site. There is little difference between your professional profile and your personal profile. This is used as a definition in education circles to help children understand that what they say provides a representation of them what is "Your Digital Footprint?" This definition introduces the ideas of reputation. The second definition is created by addin...

image - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/09/ukcrime-facebook The response from Facebook to the tragic story of Ashleigh Hall today highlights a growing sense of unease about a digital world.  I am under no illusion that education and care play an important, if not critical, part in protecting those who will inherit our digital present.  In the opening to my book I said that a “digital footprint” is like marmite; some like it and some don’t.  Reading the responses to the Ashleigh Hall story, it is clear that this is a sane view. Facebook and other social network supporters are out in strength and waving the banners about benefits and this is contrasted with the stark reality from others who have been harmed and violated.  There is common ground about education and ensuring that you follow well published and sensible guide lines about your information and how to behave.   I am however worried about the view that somehow we should look...

image from the BBC Words are both a blessing and a curse; phrases are fashionable, colloquial and always misinterpreted.  Today at the dentist I was told I had a “communication” and that got me thinking about how we use the same word in different professions and how the same phrase communicates different things depending on location and intent.  My interest here is “Digital Footprint” and here are the most common interpretations I found today…. Digital Footprint is an term that helps educate our children about the dangers of being on-line; followed by the following advise; if in doubt don’t do it and if you do it will be found (probably the most popular use) Digital Footprint describes the data you leave in the Internet from your keyboard and mouse. Digital Footprint is the data you leave in the cloud from you all your interactions, creating and consuming, passive and active with all digital devices. Digital Footprints describe you...

Education of our children about their digital footprint is important. There are numerous good sources of data and advise out there – This one is US biased this one as it presents case studies, I like the video/ slide show – simple and sweet.