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Exploring Your Digital Shadow
Exploring Your Digital Shadow
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This activity invites youth workers and youth work managers to explore and understand their digital footprints in the context of youth work.
Through this process, participants visualize and analyze the information they leave online, reflecting on its impact on their professional image and reputation.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Map and visualize your personal or professional digital footprint.
- Analyze the implications of your digital footprint on your youth work.
- Gain insights into how your online presence is perceived by others.
Get inspired
Your digital footprint is the collection of data you leave behind as you use the internet. It includes everything from social media posts and online searches to website subscriptions and e-commerce transactions. These elements collectively shape your online presence and can significantly impact your professional reputation within youth work.
Whether you're a youth worker interacting with young people online, or a manager establishing digital strategies, understanding your digital footprint is crucial for responsible and effective engagement.
Digital footprints as reputation
In the digital age, your online presence often precedes you. Potential employers, partners, and the young people you work with may form opinions based on what they find online. Therefore, actively managing your digital footprint is essential to maintaining a positive professional reputation. This includes being mindful of the content you share, the interactions you engage in, and the overall image you project online. A strong, positive digital footprint can enhance your credibility and open doors to new opportunities, while a negative or poorly managed one can have the opposite effect. In the context of youth work, where trust and positive role modeling are paramount, a well-curated digital footprint is not just beneficial, it's essential.
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the following role-specific activities to enhance your understanding of digital footprint management within the organisation:
- Youth workers can participate in the "Digital Shadow Mapping" activity, visually representing their online interactions and reflecting on their potential impact on youth.
- The "Reputation Analysis" activity allows youth work managers to assess their organization's digital footprint and strategize for positive online presence.
- Involve young people in discussions about responsible digital footprint creation and management.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing the activity, participants can claim digital badges recognizing their ability to:
- Identify and map their digital footprint.
- Reflect on the implications of their digital footprint on their professional reputation.
- Communicate insights about responsible digital presence within youth work.
Who created this resource?
International youth work sessions on digital reflection and sharing practice inspired this activity. The Cities of Learning Network members facilitated this session to promote awareness on digital technologies' impact on youth work:
- Awero, Lithuania (Project Lead)
- Breakthrough Foundation, Netherlands
- Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI)
- TiPovej! Zavod - Institute for Creative Society, Slovenia
Next steps:
Use the mapped digital footprints as a basis for group discussions on online safety and professional conduct. Create a resource guide on digital footprint management for youth workers and young people. Develop workshops on building a positive digital reputation within the youth work context.
Obter uma medalha da atividade
youth workers and youth work managers Obter esta medalha
This activity invites youth workers and youth work managers to explore and understand their digital footprints in the context of youth work.
Through this process, participants visualize and analyze the information they leave online, reflecting on its impact on their professional image and reputation.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Map and visualize your personal or professional digital footprint.
- Analyze the implications of your digital footprint on your youth work.
- Gain insights into how your online presence is perceived by others.
Get inspired
Your digital footprint is the collection of data you leave behind as you use the internet. It includes everything from social media posts and online searches to website subscriptions and e-commerce transactions. These elements collectively shape your online presence and can significantly impact your professional reputation within youth work.
Whether you're a youth worker interacting with young people online, or a manager establishing digital strategies, understanding your digital footprint is crucial for responsible and effective engagement.
Digital footprints as reputation
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the following role-specific activities to enhance your understanding of digital footprint management within the organisation:
- Youth workers can participate in the "Digital Shadow Mapping" activity, visually representing their online interactions and reflecting on their potential impact on youth.
- The "Reputation Analysis" activity allows youth work managers to assess their organization's digital footprint and strategize for positive online presence.
- Involve young people in discussions about responsible digital footprint creation and management.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing the activity, participants can claim digital badges recognizing their ability to:
- Identify and map their digital footprint.
- Reflect on the implications of their digital footprint on their professional reputation.
- Communicate insights about responsible digital presence within youth work.
Who created this resource?
International youth work sessions on digital reflection and sharing practice inspired this activity. The Cities of Learning Network members facilitated this session to promote awareness on digital technologies' impact on youth work:
- Awero, Lithuania (Project Lead)
- Breakthrough Foundation, Netherlands
- Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI)
- TiPovej! Zavod - Institute for Creative Society, Slovenia
Next steps:
Use the mapped digital footprints as a basis for group discussions on online safety and professional conduct. Create a resource guide on digital footprint management for youth workers and young people. Develop workshops on building a positive digital reputation within the youth work context.
Tarefas
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Organizadores
Digital Youth Work Resource Hub
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