Personal Information Online: 'Details, Details' (Digital Footprint)

Episode 1

Introduction Video

Years 1-2 Lesson Plan & Activity

• Students understand that some information about themselves is special because it makes them unique.

• Students know that they should never give out their personal details online without a parent or teacher’s permission. 

Follow the Digital Trail (Video for discussion)

Introduce students to:

• The importance of building a positive online personal profile.
• The concept of a traceable digital footprint.

Years 3-4 Lesson Plan & Activity

• Students learn to recognise what forms ‘personal information’ can take.
• Students learn that a person can be identified by knowing only a few pieces of information about them, and must therefore be careful about what information they provide online. ​

Digital Footprints (Video for discussion)

Students recognise:

• The importance of building a positive online personal profile.
• The concept of a traceable digital footprint.

Years 5-6 Lesson Plan & Activity

• Students are able to describe what personal information may consist of.
  
• Students gain an appreciation of how their personal information is collected by websites and what it may be used for. ​

Digital Footprint (Video for discussion)

• Students continue to learn the ida of building a positive online profile.
• Students are taught/reminded of appropriate strategies for sharing information about themselves online and to the concept that their footprint can be traced.