Permanence of digital footprints

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. You post a photo online and then delete it. Is it guaranteed to be gone forever?

A No, someone may have already saved or shared it

B Yes, deleting always removes it everywhere

2. Which action shows that a post can be copied?

A A friend takes a screenshot of your post

B You close the app on your device

3. Which is the best thing to do before you post something online?

A Stop and think about who could see it and share it

B Post it quickly and fix it later if needed

4. True or false: A mean comment you post and then delete can still hurt your reputation.

A False

B True

5. Your friend sends you a private message and you take a screenshot. What have you made?

A Nothing, because it stays private forever

B A copy that could be shared with others

Match the Pairs

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

Left column		Right column
1digital permanence		AWrong order. You should think before you post, because once it is online it can be copied and may harm your reputation.
2screenshot		Bdelete(post) != gone_forever
3Deleting a post does not guarantee it is gone, because someone may have already saved it		CWrong. A deleted post may already have been screenshotted or shared, so copies can still exist.
4Good habit: stop and ask yourself if you would be happy for everyone to see this before you post		DA picture of your screen that lets someone keep your post even if you delete it later
5if post_deleted: nobody_has_a_copy = True		EAnything you post online can be copied, saved or shared, so it may never fully disappear
6post(message); think_after_posting()		Fthink_before_posting()

Definitions

digital permanence

Fill in the Blanks

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

Anyone can take a __________ of your post

Deleting a post will not erase ______

A post can harm your __________ later

Think ______ you post

Posts can be copied, saved and ______

Spot the Error

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

Question 1

A post = "party photo"

B copy = screenshot post

C delete(post)

D print(copy)

Question 2

A post = "silly video"

B copy_exists = True

C if copy_exists

D print("Still online")

Question 3

A post = "mean joke"

B is_kind = False

C if not is_kind:

D publish(post)

Question 4

A rep = 10

B rep = rep + 3 # rude post

C delete(post)

D print(rep) # still 7

Question 5

A copies = 2

B delete("photo")

C gone = True

D print(gone)

Answer Key

Permanence of digital footprints

Section A: Quick Questions

A — No, someone may have already saved or shared it

A — A friend takes a screenshot of your post

A — Stop and think about who could see it and share it

B — True

B — A copy that could be shared with others

Section B: Match the Pairs

digital permanence → Anything you post online can be copied, saved or shared, so it may never fully disappear

screenshot → A picture of your screen that lets someone keep your post even if you delete it later

Deleting a post does not guarantee it is gone, because someone may have already saved it → delete(post) != gone_forever

Good habit: stop and ask yourself if you would be happy for everyone to see this before you post → think_before_posting()

if post_deleted: nobody_has_a_copy = True → Wrong. A deleted post may already have been screenshotted or shared, so copies can still exist.

post(message); think_after_posting() → Wrong order. You should think before you post, because once it is online it can be copied and may harm your reputation.

Section C: Definitions

digital permanence — Anything you post online can be copied, saved or shared by others, so it may never fully disappear, even if you delete it. Think before you post.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Anyone can take a screenshot of your post

Deleting a post will not erase copies

A post can harm your reputation later

Think before you post

Posts can be copied, saved and shared

Section E: Spot the Error

B — A function call needs brackets around its input. It should be copy = screenshot(post). A screenshot is a copy that stays even after the post is deleted.

C — An if line must end with a colon. It should be if copy_exists: so the message prints when a copy of the post exists.

C — This would publish the post only when it is NOT kind. Think before posting means we publish only if it is kind, so it should be if is_kind:.

B — A rude post hurts your reputation, so the score should go down: rep = rep - 3. Deleting the post later does not give the lost reputation back.

C — Deleting your post does not delete the copies other people saved. The photo is only gone if there are no copies, so it should be gone = copies == 0.