My Digital identity and FootPrint

I have never been much of a social media person. I was always last to try the new gadgets. I recall getting a Sega game console long after everyone was onto Nintendo, and by the time I caught onto Nintendo, there was game cube; you know where I am going with this. Digital citizenship is a new concept to me as stated in a previous blog. Digital citizen resembles the virtues that I grew up understanding. Drawing from the various articles and class readings, I have concluded that what I say and post online can always come back to hurt you. I never realized that what someone posts or shares online could do more damage than good. I have always been reluctant to share personal, private, or professional stuff online. I never had anything to do with social media; it wasn’t until my daughter had asked me why I didn’t have a Facebook account that I became curious about the social media trend. I heard not great things about identity theft, fraud, and people getting catfished, a new term I had just learned. I am very cautious about what I share on my social media posts as I like to keep my private life and professional life private, therefore the 9 elements of digital citizenship are fairly easy for me to understand. I have seen many similarities to my own teachings. Mike Ribble “digital etiquette” reminds me of the “respect” virtue 7 grandfather teachings. What’s surprising to me is that I thought everyone had lived by these virtues that were shared with me as a child and adult. I was very vulnerable to the cyber world, but have since learned how to lock down my account so that only friends can see it. I don’t participate in those questionnaires posted on Facebook. I also have a private Twitter account; a colleague had asked me why I don’t open it up so that others can post or reply to my posts. I went from forty-four followers to nine hundred and seventy-nine followers, many of whom I don’t know but seem to feel they know me.

my first ever game console

I am enjoying this course as it has opened up my worldview of how digital citizenship works. I plan to use these strategies both inside my home and at my workplace. As an educator, parent, and coordinator, it is expected to teach about digital citizenship to our children, students, and colleagues; however, I am also learning myself through this course. To prepare and share with others, I will need to have a solid understanding of Digital Citizenship before sharing the subject with others. I read the digital citizenship implementation guide and feel better prepared to share my knowledge.

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