Tech Task #1 - Digital Identity

 For this task, I wan tot begin with discussing the importance of teaching digital identity to students in a classroom. I think it is greatly important, because a lot of things that anyone does on the internet has the chance of it being there forever. Not only can it stay somewhere forever, but it has potential to cause harm to their future. For example, it was asked that all education students check their social media accounts prior to entering the program. I remember receiving an email from the department saying that they had found things they did not like, and that people needed to do a better job on protecting their accounts, and the materials on them. I find this to be interesting because, what if they can't see what they :"found?" When I go on my personal device, I see what the device essentially wants me to see. This is going back to an older post when I talked about the Social Dilemma documentary, but its the same idea. Facebook for example even has an "off app activity tracker," to help "personalize" your experience with them. With that being considered, who knows what anyone who's not me will find if they were to google me. What I think they would find would honestly be locked Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts, along with news articles of me playing soccer. Past that, I would be rather intrigued by what else could be out there. My digital footprint is important to me now more than ever because its my reputation. 

Reversing to the importance of this being taught, kids need to understand that what you do online has potential to have real life consequences. I almost feel as though people feel too secure behind their screens to imagine something bad happening in the real world. But the screens are now the real world, its not a game, its your personal information. Its where you live, what you like, what you watch, your finances, what you purchase, what you are thinking/googling. Its essentially a best friend that keeps track of everything you say. 

I think in terms of teaching it, I would approach it in the way that I ended the last paragraph. "Wouldn't it be annoying if your best friend kept track of everything you said and did, and went and told everyone about it?" I would not want to completely scare them, but it needs to be understood that the internet is a great, but potentially dangerous place as well. i feel as though age wise, it should be taught at a younger age than high school in a more calm manner than a scare tactic. I think around grade 5-6 is when they really start using the internet lots, so this is a good time to at least start the conversation. 

Here's a neat video I found that could help when introducing the topic to a classroom. I think the Social Dilemma would be a neat video to watch in a class if time permitted as well, and opens up a ton of lesson plan ideas, particularly in ELA. 


What is a digital identity? - YouTube 


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