digital Footprint

Q4 Getting Social Empathy

5. Digital Footprint

Blue teardrop with the number 1Before starting the videos on this page please make a copy of or download the
Empathy and Social Responsibility Student Worksheet to use for taking notes and responding to some scenarios.

blue teardrop with the number 2Watch the YouTube video (3:30) about The Importance of Empathy.   

blue teardrop with the number 3Throughout your social media life, you will post and respond to various situations. How you respond and post is important when building your positive digital footprint. For some tips about posting online, watch the YouTube video "Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint (3:34).


Check with your teacher about completing the Empathy and Social Responsibility Student Worksheet and then take the Breakout Challenge on the following page.

MITECS   Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
b Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.

2. Digital Citizen
b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

3. Knowledge Constructor
c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

6. Creative Communicator
c Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
d Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.