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Career Choices

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your social media persona

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Nike

Who’s social media is this?

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Who’s social media is this?

Apple

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Who’s social media is this?

Experiences canada

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social media persona webinar highlights

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    • Write your own social media bio and share!
      • You are welcome to share a social media bio that you already have
      • You can share your bio in the chat OR raise your hand to share
    • Typical social media bio’s have a max of 150 characters (about 25 words) or less (do not exceed!)
    • You can share anything about yourself or share very little!
    • (Minimum 30 characters/5 words)
    • Imagine that you are going to make it public

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Ice breaker - tell us about you!

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Activity - google yourself

    • Type your name in Google (or use another search engine)
      • What can you find, if anything, about you? Did any social media pages come up?
      • Did you find anything surprising?
      • What non-related information appeared?
    • Now, Google a famous person you know
      • What results appear? What types of social media do they have? Are there news articles about them?

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Discussion

    • What is a digital footprint?
      • Your “digital footprint” includes all traces of your online activity, from commenting on news pieces or social media to making online purchases
    • Why is it so important to monitor your digital footprint?
      • People will search you up to learn more about you, your history, your interests and dislikes and anything else they can find!
      • These people could be future employers, supervisors, mentors, instructors or anyone else who may interact with you
      • Any other reasons?

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Tracking your footprint

    • Adjust your security settings so you don’t share too much private information
    • Read anything you find online carefully!
      • You don’t want to reshare something incorrect or inappropriate
    • Look back at old posts - do they reflect who you are today and the beliefs you have?
    • Think about what different people who don’t know you might assume about you from looking at your profile
      • You don’t have to restrict your freedom of expression, but remove anything that may be offensive to someone or hurt your reputation

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    • Don’t just focus on what you post about yourself - be careful what you say about others!
    • Do not share others’ private information or confidential information (for example, private details of what happens at your workplace)
    • Be careful of the accounts you follow and the posts you like
      • It can say just as much about you as sharing the content or commenting
    • Ask an adult, peer or someone you trust if you’re unsure how something might be perceived
    • Do not share account passwords with anyone

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The internet is forever rule

    • Once you have sent a message, posted a picture, made a comment, shared to a blog, uploaded a video… it is there forever!
      • Although you can delete things, people may have screenshots, the items may appear in other places or get leaked
    • If you are unsure whether you should post something, wait 24 hours and think about it
      • Wait until your emotions have cooled down or until you can decide how to express yourself in the best way possible
    • Stay safe!

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