Your Digital Trail
The hidden record of everything you do online
What is 'Digital Footprint'
Name two things a password needs to include besides just lowercase letters.
What is numbers, uppercase, special symbols.
Repeatedly targeting, embarrassing, excluding, or sending mean messages to someone.
What is cyberbullying.
Your full name, phone number, home address, and school name are all examples of this type of info you must keep private.
What is personal information.
Made-up stories or altered news articles published online to trick people into believing something that isn't true.
What is fake news.
What is false.
The only people who should ever know your account passwords or login details.
What is parents or guardians.
If someone is getting picked on in a group chat, a person who steps in to help or reports it instead of just watching is called this?
What is an upstander.
A fake text, email, or pop-up claiming you won a free iPhone or 10,000 V-bucks designed to trick you into clicking an unsafe link.
What is phishing.
Crazy headlines like "You won't believe what this celeb did!" made purely to trick you into clicking the link.
What is clickbait.
Posting your exact live location, school name, full birthday, or home street address publicly on Tik Tok or other sites is an example of this dangerous habit.
What is oversharing.
When a site texts your parent/guardian a 6 digit code verification code after you enter your password to double check it's really you.
What is two-factor authentication.
Before hitting 'send' on a spicy or questionable comment, the letter 'N' in the THINK test reminds you to ask yourself this question.
What is "Is it necessary?"
What THREE things should you do immediately if an online gamer or friend you've never met in real life asks for your address or wants to meet up.
What is say no, block them, tell an adult.
Before trusting a wild claim you read online, you should cross-check it by taking this important step.
What is check other reliable sources.
If you accidentally post something online that hurts someone or your regret, these are the first TWO things you should do immediately.
What is delete the post and tell an adult.
Instead of using 'password123', combining 3 or 4 random words like 'Purple$taco#Ball99' creates this extra strong password type.
What is a passphrase
If someone sends you threats or mean messages online, doing THIS immediately creates proof you can show an adult.
What is taking a screenshot.
Harmful code that can infect your phone, tablet, or computer when you download sketchy mods, cheats or free game files.
What is malware.
Copying text or artwork directly off the internet for a school project and pretending you created it yourself.
What is plagiarism.
Years from now, high school coaches, college admissions officers, or future bosses might evaluate THIS to see what kind of person you are.
What is your online reputation or footprint.
Why using the exact same password for your school Google account , TikTok, and gaming platforms is a huge security risk.
What is because if a hacker gets one password, they can unlock all your accounts.
The special term for basic rules of politeness, kindness, and respect when chatting in group texts or multiplayer games.
What is netiquette (network etiquette).
Accidents where kids end up spending hundreds of real dollars on digital outfits, gems, or loot boxes inside games are called this.
What are in-app purchases.
Fake photos, video or audio clips generated by computers that make a real person look or sound like they said or did something they never actually did.
What are deep-fakes or AI generated media.