Mapping your own digital footprint

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which best describes a footprint map?

A A list or drawing of the apps, sites and devices you use and the data each one keeps

B A map that shows where your house is on the street

2. Which item belongs on your footprint map?

A A paper map of your school playground

B A game app you play, plus the username and scores it saves

3. You list a video site you watch. What else should you write next to it?

A The data it keeps, like your watch history and account name

B How many hours are left in the school day

4. You post a photo on purpose. How do you mark it on your map?

A Passive data, because you chose to share it

B Active data, because you chose to share it

5. A website saves which pages you visited without you doing anything. How do you mark it?

A Passive data, because it was collected in the background

B Active data, because you posted it on purpose

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1footprint map		AActive and passive are swapped. A comment you write is active, and watch history collected for you is passive.
2Game app \| passive: play time \| active: username		B7am: Weather app \| 4pm: Maths game \| 7pm: Video site
3Step 1 of a footprint map is to list the apps and sites you use		COne entry on a footprint map, with passive and active data marked
4A day in my online life: write each app you use and when you use it		DThe map is incomplete. It leaves out a site and a device that also keep data about you.
5Footprint map: Chat app, Video site (I left out my school portal and tablet)		EApps: School portal, Maths game, Video site, Chat app
6Video site \| active: watch history \| passive: my comment		FA list or drawing of the sites, apps and devices you use and the data each one keeps about you

Definitions

footprint map

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

___: GameZone, data: high score, active

site: Vidzy, data: watch history, _______

app: ChatBox, data: your posts, ______

time: 8am, app: Maps, data: ________

footprint map: apps, sites, _______

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A MAP: School day

B App: tablet

C App: Maths Quest

D Data: scores, name

Question 2

A Site: Photo Share

B Data: photos I post

C Type: passive

Question 3

A App: Maps

B Data: location history

C Type: active

Question 4

A App: Music Mix

B Data: nothing is kept

C Type: passive

Question 5

A 7am: Weather app - passive

B 8am: Post a photo - passive

C 4pm: Watch videos - passive

Answer Key

Mapping your own digital footprint

Section A: Quick Questions

A — A list or drawing of the apps, sites and devices you use and the data each one keeps

B — A game app you play, plus the username and scores it saves

A — The data it keeps, like your watch history and account name

B — Active data, because you chose to share it

A — Passive data, because it was collected in the background

Section B: Match the Pairs

footprint map → A list or drawing of the sites, apps and devices you use and the data each one keeps about you

Game app | passive: play time | active: username → One entry on a footprint map, with passive and active data marked

Step 1 of a footprint map is to list the apps and sites you use → Apps: School portal, Maths game, Video site, Chat app

A day in my online life: write each app you use and when you use it → 7am: Weather app | 4pm: Maths game | 7pm: Video site

Footprint map: Chat app, Video site (I left out my school portal and tablet) → The map is incomplete. It leaves out a site and a device that also keep data about you.

Video site | active: watch history | passive: my comment → Active and passive are swapped. A comment you write is active, and watch history collected for you is passive.

Section C: Definitions

footprint map — A list or drawing of the sites, apps and devices you use and the data each one keeps about you.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

app: GameZone, data: high score, active

site: Vidzy, data: watch history, passive

app: ChatBox, data: your posts, active

time: 8am, app: Maps, data: location

footprint map: apps, sites, devices

Section E: Spot the Error

B — A tablet is a device, not an app. A footprint map lists devices, apps and sites separately, so this line should be 'Device: tablet'.

C — Posting a photo is something you choose to do, so it is active data. The line should be 'Type: active'.

C — The app records where you go in the background without you typing or posting anything. That is passive data, so the line should be 'Type: passive'.

B — Every app on your map keeps some data about you. This app keeps what you play and your name, so the line should list them.

B — Choosing to post a photo is active data. Passive data is collected without you doing anything on purpose. The line should end with 'active'.