What's Your Digital Footprint
Trace your digital footprint by Googling yourself.
What did you find? Was there a lot of information about you or none at all? Did the information you found paint an accurate picture of who you are, what you are interested in, what your good at?
- Try several variations of your name-with/without initials, location, etc.
- Try searching your user-names.
- Use a people finding site like PeekYou.
What did you find? Was there a lot of information about you or none at all? Did the information you found paint an accurate picture of who you are, what you are interested in, what your good at?
Promoting Your Best Self
Who are you? What do you love, care about? What are you good at? What do you want people to know about you?
Does your digital self reflect those values/beliefs?
Watch this video from Common Sense Media about taking control of your digital profile.
Take a look at this infographic which gives tips on how to create a personal "brand."
Does your digital self reflect those values/beliefs?
Watch this video from Common Sense Media about taking control of your digital profile.
- Do you promote your "best self" when using social media?
- If someone only gathered information about you from your social media profile, how would they characterize you?
Take a look at this infographic which gives tips on how to create a personal "brand."
Taking Control of Your Digital Profile
Take control of what people/employers/colleagues/recruiters/etc. learn about you from social media.
Step I: Sign up/Set up
- Create a professional profile that highlights/promotes your "best self."
- Start by creating an About.me page.
Step I: Sign up/Set up
- Sign up for an about.me account using your school Gmail.
- Set up the basic structure of your page (color, font, pictures, links etc.)