Sudan

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

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

**// Private Today, Public Tomorrow //** = 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)// =

Key Vocabulary terms:
 * **Reputation:** The general impression of a person held by others and the public
 * **Persist:** To continue and endure

**Why** do you think things posted online tend to persist, even when you prefer they didn’t? Understand that even if you “unpost” something, it can persist online because information can easily be reposted, copied, and passed around by others.

**What** kinds of things might be good for your reputation in the future if they are posted online now?

**What** kinds of things might be harmful?

Here are some sample responses: //(Think of how you would answer the above questions, and then check the responses below...)//

GOOD HARMFUL
 * Photos and videos of you doing activities for school and community
 * Positive comments about you from others
 * Cool things you created for school or for fun
 * Embarrassing or humiliating comments or photos
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Hints of drug or alcohol use
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">References to illegal or bad behavior
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Personal information that you shared in confidence with someone
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Photos that were taken without your consent

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**You** will explore a situation in which information posted online had unintended consequences and damaged someone's reputation. Your first mission if you chose to take it is to complete the activities below and train yourself to be a excellant observer of privacy acts.

** "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">What do you think this saying means?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activity #1: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of the article you are about to read is about a young teacher in training whose career is affected by a photograph on a social networking site. Understand how oversharing information online might affect your privacy, and grasp the importance of context around sharing things online.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Key Vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Context:** Different factors that surround a piece of information that help determine its meaning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Tag:** To add a descriptive word, label, or phrase to a photo or video

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Read the [|Privacy Suit.pdf] article

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">**Note:** Tagging can be done on many social networkingsites without the permission of the person who is being tagged.

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


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Do you think Millersville University was justified in disqualifying Stacy from earning her teaching degree because of her profile page? Why, or why not? // (Think about the question from different perspectives, such as that of Stacy, her friends, school officials, community members, or parents of Stacy’s students. Remember that Stacy is an adult, and that for the purpose of this exercise, you should be less concerned about judging her behavior than about considering issues of online privacy.) //
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">How would the situation be different if the context of the photo were taken into account? For instance: What if the caption of the photo was not “Drunken Pirate,” but “Happy Halloween” or “My friend forced me to wear this pirate hat”? What if a post accompanying the photo said that it had been taken at a child’s birthday party and Stacy was drinking punch? //(Consider that the context – including where a photo is placed and how it is labeled – affects how others perceive it.)//
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">What if Stacy’s friend Joe had posted the picture of Stacy without her knowing it, and tagged her with the “Drunken Pirate” caption. Does the fact that Joe posted the picture change the situation? Why or why not? //(Realize that in this case, even though Joe would be responsible for posting the picture without Stacy’s permission, Stacy might still have to face negative consequences.)//
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Does Joe have a responsibility to ask Stacy before he posts (and tags) a picture of her? Do other people, including strangers who come across the photo online, have the responsibility to check with Stacy before they tag or repost the photo? Why, or why not? // (You may say that it depends on the picture, but you should clearly recognize that pictures or tags that have any chance of being harmful should never be posted without the consent of the person in the photo. If you aren’t sure, you should always ask.) //

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Your mission is to chose 2 out of the 4 questions above to answer. Post your answers in your "Travel Logs" under the discussion tab for "Activities" and title it, "**Picture Worth 1,000 Words".** Write your answers into a summary format and be prepared to defend your answers in a later activity.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Activity #2: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Click on one of your peers Travel Logs page, and read their answers from the mission above. Post on their discussion log, replying to their statement, and add a statement of your own to agree or disagree with what they have posted.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Remember, kindness in your wording goes a long way!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $5 American Dollars]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Activity #3:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Return to your discussion forum and defend your statement or reply to the student that posted on your discussion. Same rules apply as above, in kindness to answering.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">[Worth upto $5 American Dollars]