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Digital reputation

The impression other people form of you from the data in your digital footprint, such as posts, photos and comments that show up when someone searches your name.

Part of: ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 — Digital Footprints and Data Minimisation — Module 9

Understanding Digital reputation in ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8

What it does: The search returns footprint data, and that data shapes the impression the employer or school forms of you. Different items in your footprint create different impressions, so each post adds to your reputation. Digital reputation is about the impression people form from the data they can find about you, not just follower counts. Searching your name shows posts, photos and comments that others can use to judge you. Employers and schools often look at public footprints to form an impression of a person. People judge data differently. A joke photo may seem funny to friends but unprofessional to an employer.

Common mistakes: The variable is called name, so nam does not exist. Searching your own name needs SEARCH(name). Bad posts are the total posts minus the good posts. Adding them gives the wrong number. It should be posts - good.

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Learning
Duo
Which best describes digital reputation?
The number of followers you have on one appThe impression others form of you from your digital footprint
Matches
My reputation is only what I say about myself.
↓
Digital reputation is the impression others form from the data in your footprint, including what others post about you, not just your own words.
Applying
Meanings
Term
digital reputation
Meaning
The impression other people form of you from the data in your digital footprint, such as posts, photos and comments that show up when someone searches your name.
Practice
searchTerm ← "Sam Taylor"
Testing
Gaps
("my full name")
Check Answer
Spots
1SET name ← "Sam Lee"
2SET results ← SEARCH(nam)

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Quick Questions

1. Which best describes digital reputation?
A. The impression others form of you from your digital footprint ✓
B. The number of followers you have on one app
Digital reputation is about the impression people form from the data they can find about you, not just follower counts.
2. A coach wants to know more about a new player. Where might they get a picture of that player's reputation?
A. By searching the player's name online ✓
B. By guessing from the player's shoe size
Searching your name shows posts, photos and comments that others can use to judge you.
3. Which is a good reason to search your own name online?
A. To see what others will find about you ✓
B. To make your footprint disappear instantly
Searching your own name shows what others see. It does not erase anything by itself.
4. A future employer looks at an applicant's public posts. What are they doing?
A. Deleting the applicant's data
B. Forming an impression of the applicant from their footprint ✓
Employers and schools often look at public footprints to form an impression of a person.
5. Which public post is more likely to build a positive digital reputation?
A. A rude comment about a classmate
B. A photo of you volunteering at a school fundraiser ✓
Posts that show kindness and responsibility usually create a good impression. Mean comments usually create a bad one.

Match the Pairs

digital reputation → The impression other people form of you from the data in your digital footprint, such as posts, photos and comments.
search your own name → Look up your name online to see what others would find and what impression it gives of you.
An employer or school may search your name and judge you by what they find in your footprint. → search("Sam Lee") -> posts, photos, comments
The same data can give a good or a bad impression depending on what it shows about you. → photo: volunteering = good, rude comment = bad
My reputation is only what I say about myself. → Digital reputation is the impression others form from the data in your footprint, including what others post about you, not just your own words.
A school will never look at my posts. → Schools and employers can search your name and view public footprint data, so it can affect the impression they form.

Key Term

digital reputation
The impression other people form of you from the data in your digital footprint, such as posts, photos and comments that show up when someone searches your name.

Fill in the Blanks

1. search("my full name")
Hint: Type the function name that looks up your own name online, like an employer might.
2. if post == "rude comment": reputation = "bad"
Hint: Type the keyword that makes the program decide what impression a post gives.
3. footprint = ["award", "team photo"] for item in footprint: print(item)
Hint: Type the list variable that holds everything an employer or school could find.
4. badposts = 0 if badposts == 0: reputation = "positive"
Hint: Type the variable that counts the negative posts being checked.
5. post = "Sam at the footy final" reputation = "keen and sporty" print(reputation)
Hint: Type the variable that stores the impression other people form from the data.

Spot the Error

Question 1
A SET name ← "Sam Lee"
B SET results ← SEARCH(nam)
C DISPLAY results
Line B — The variable is called name, so nam does not exist. Searching your own name needs SEARCH(name).
Question 2
A SET posts ← 5
B SET good ← 4
C SET bad ← posts + good
D DISPLAY bad
Line C — Bad posts are the total posts minus the good posts. Adding them gives the wrong number. It should be posts - good.
Question 3
A IF post = "rude comment"
B SET impression ← "bad"
C ENDIF
Line A — An IF line must end with THEN. Without it the program does not know where the rule starts. It should be IF post = "rude comment" THEN.
Question 4
A SET post ← "won the trophy"
B IF post ← "won the trophy" THEN
C SET impression ← "good"
D ENDIF
Line B — The arrow ← stores a value, but an IF needs to compare two values. It should use = to check the post, not store into it.
Question 5
A SET viewer ← "employer"
B IF viewer = employer THEN
C DISPLAY "checks footprint"
D ENDIF
Line B — The text "employer" must be in quotes. Without quotes the program looks for a variable called employer. It should be IF viewer = "employer" THEN.

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