South+Africa

You have entered the cyber-region of Africa and are now in the cyber-country of:

**South Africa** You have a mission to learn about **Privacy and Digital Footprints** dealing with:

**// College Bound //** = Your job, if you chose to accept this mission, is to complete as many **//'Activities'//** below that will allow you to earn up $20 American Dollars. Remember, to earn that many American dollars you will have to complete at least 2 (//two//) "Activities" = = = = //(Any extra completed activities will earn you upto $10 American Dollars per assignment)// =

=**Introduction to New Unit:** = Using the **Admissions Packet Student Handout**, students will view elements of two students’ digital footprints and consider how the footprints might affect those students’ admission to college. Discussion of what kinds of information students would want included in their own digital footprints, and youwill learn strategies for shaping a positive online presence.

//Students will://
 * Learn that they have a public presence online called a digital footprint
 * Recognize that any information they post online can help or hurt their image and future opportunities, including their chances for college admission or employment
 * Consider how to present an authentic and positive image of themselves online

**You** will view the list of search results for a celebrity or a well-known person. Project Search results reflect everything that can be found on the Internet about that person. It includes everything they have posted about themselves (websites, blogs, Facebook pages, etc.) as well as everything others have posted about them.

Key Vocabulary

 * **Digital footprint:** All of the information about a person that can be found online
 * **Admission:** To let in or to be given entrance
 * **Candidate:** Someone seeking entrance to a school or placement in a job, usually competing with others for the position

**Consider** what your own life might be like five years from now by **creating two results** from an imaginary online search. Results should contain a title, a date, and a short description of what is in the result.
 * Activity #1: **

Samples (//do not use, be creative and create your// own//!)//:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Jonathan P. Garcia exhibit at The Art Institute of ChicagoMarch 4, 2016 … A fresh new exhibit from photographer Jonathan Garcia. Garcia’s work will move you, enlighten you, and educate you about the history of Chicago neighborhoods.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Jonathan P. Garcia – Web design workshopApril 15, 2016 … Enroll in tech guru Jonathan Garcia’s Web design and programming workshop for teens ages 14 to 18. Enrollees will design a virtual reality webpage.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Jonathan P. Garcia’s BlogJuly 30, 2016 … I’ve got only two more months to go in my Peace Corps service, and it looks like we’re going to finish the water-filtration project before I go home. Check out my latest pics.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Post your imaginary online search under your "Travel Logs" page within the discussion tab of "Intellegence Activities" with a title to your post of "Online Search". <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">When you have are finished posting your results, read another student's posts and reply in their discussion tab any positive feedback of their search. As you read their posts, think of what they wrote about, what types of headlines do people want associated with themselves?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Think about what types of headlines might reflect poorly on someone?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Some examples of bad headlines:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">A record of someone breaking the law
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Rude or nasty comments about others in a public online forum
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Photos of the person drinking and partying

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Some examples of good headlines:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">News about achievements or talent areas (e.g., music, sports, computers)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Praise about their work
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Personal milestones they want to share with everyone
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activities that make the world a better place

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[Worth upto $3 additional America Dollars]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Do you think you should judge someone solely based on what you find about them online?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activitiy #2: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Think & Reflect: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Why or why not?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">//(You should recognize that someone’s online presence might include things that were intended to be private, or inaccurate information posted by someone else. It could even include information about another person with the same name. Therefore, it may not give a complete or balanced picture of the person.)//

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Remember,** information you post today could affect you and others in the future – for better and for worse. Online material may affect you as you apply to college or think about future jobs and opportunities. Consider that you have the ability to shape your online profile so that it presents an image YOU can be proud of.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Write up a **summary paragraph** of your thoughts and reflections of this section. Add any positive or negative feelings you may have regarding your online history. Post this summary within your Travel Logs under the discussion tab titled; Intellegence Activities and title the post; "**My Online Reflection**"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[Worth upto $3 American Dollars]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activity #3 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Key Vocabulary

 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Digital footprint:** All of the information about a person that can be found online
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Admission:** To let in or to be given entrance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Candidate:** Someone seeking entrance to a school or placement in a job, usually competing with others for the position

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**The** information in a digital footprint becomes public by being copied and passed on so that it can be searched and viewed by a large, invisible audience. The true fact is that the information in a digital footprint is often permanently online, because it is archived in a variety of ways and passed on by others.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Watch the Video** media type="file" key="Abbas Video.wmv" width="383" height="351" align="center"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Think & Relfect** on what Abba discussed in the video and post a two-paragrpah summary of what you gleaned from this video and how it can affect your future. Post the summary in your Travel Logs under the Intellegence Activies tab with the title; "**Can this my digital footprint affect me?**"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]