Preparing Your Digital Legacy: Assessing Awareness of Digital Natives

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Author(s): James Braman (Towson University, USA), Ursula Thomas (Towson University, USA), Giovanni Vincenti (University of Baltimore, USA), Alfreda Dudley (Towson University, USA)and Karen Rodgers (Towson University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 16
Source title: The Social Classroom: Integrating Social Network Use in Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gorg Mallia (University of Malta, Msida, Malta)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4904-0.ch011

Keywords: Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Networking

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With the increasing use of social networking tools and sites available, we must be mindful of the long-term consequences of posting information online. The combination of images, comments, and other personal data shape our online digital persona. Over time and throughout the lifetime of our many online profiles and digital identities, these representations and data become our digital legacy. When we pass away, it is this information that is left behind to represent who we are to other users, family, and friends. Additionally, all of the photos and other content remain online. In this chapter, the authors discuss the construction of one’s digital legacy and focus on the need for additional education about social networking usage for the future. Additionally, they present feedback from a study of college-aged students related to this topic and their views on social network usage.

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