Lesson
Digital Professionalism
Summary
Your reputation online isn't built when you start job hunting—it's been building since your first post. This lesson explores how your digital footprint shapes your career and how to audit and protect your professional image.
Bellringer: I Just Googled You
- Students recall their three most recent posts—no phones allowed.
- Discuss the gut reaction: nervous, unsure, or confident?
Instruction
- Define reputation and digital footprint, tie back to social capital.
- Walk through hiring/firing consequences and the digital audit concept.
- Cover professional communication standards.
Activity: Digital Footprint Game
- Students take the Digital Footprint pretest.
- Begin the game—finish it during the next lesson.
Discussion: Public vs. Private Lives
- Debate whether employers should hire or fire based on personal social media.
- Weigh extreme cases (hate speech, illegal activity) against minor ones.
Wrap-Up & Assessment
- Write 2-3 sentences explaining "digital footprint."
- Which social media platform do you personally need to monitor more closely? Why?
| Est. Time | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 min | Bellringer: I Just Googled You |
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| 10 min | Instruction |
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| 10 min | Activity: Digital Footprint Game |
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| 8 min | Discussion: Public vs. Private Lives |
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| 10 min | Wrap-Up & Assessment |
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Lesson Prep
Digital Footprint
Students learn how websites track personal data through cookies and browsing behavior.
Digital Footprint Pretest
Assess student knowledge before the Digital Footprint unit.
Class Presentation
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Unit 10: Career Design
Networking & Social Capital
Most jobs are never posted online—they're filled through people you barely know. This lesson explores how social capital, weak ties, and a sharp elevator pitch can unlock the hidden job market.
Digital Professionalism
Your reputation online isn't built when you start job hunting—it's been building since your first post. This lesson explores how your digital footprint shapes your career and how to audit and protect your professional image.
Career Fluidity
The 'linear career' that lands a degree and rides one job to retirement is already extinct. This lesson explores career pivots, disruptors, and Odyssey Plans so students stay limber for a working life that will reshape itself many times.
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