Year 6 · Computing · Online safety · Lesson 1

Your digital footprint

Digital footprints: what creates them, why posts can be permanent, keeping personal information private, privacy settings, passwords and the THINK test.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Explain a digital footprint
Identify personal information
Use privacy settings and strong passwords
Apply the THINK test

The method

THINK.
Personal info?
Forever?
Ask an adult.

Key words: digital footprint, privacy, personal information, password, THINK.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is a digital footprint?

Step 1: Trail

Answer: the trail of information you leave online

Question 2

Name two things that add to your digital footprint.

Step 1: Posts

Answer: posts, photos, comments, searches

Question 3

Can deleted posts still exist?

Step 1: Screenshots

Answer: yes - others may have copied or screenshotted them