Paige Woodard Google Hangout

Yesterday, the 8th of May, I took part in a google hangout with a high school senior named Paige Woodard who is very interested in digital citizenship, specifically social media. This was the very first google hangout I have been a part of and it was a very interesting experience. I learned a lot about how Paige got to where she is today and how she became so involved in social media and digital citizenship.

I learned that is critical to have a public professional account and a private personal account on all social media sites. But you should be aware that even if you have a private account, all someone needs to so is screenshot something and put it out on a social media site and it is no longer private, the point in that being that nothing stays private forever! It is very important to protect yourself online and having accounts be private is a good way to protect yourself. Another big thing that I learned is that it is important to leave a positive digital footprint. Whatever you do online can always be found by either someone who is considering hiring you for a job or by a college admissions officer who is deciding whether to accept you or not accept you. It is important to make sure that you are completley comfortable with everything you post and that everything you post is positively affecting you and your online image. There is so much more to know about how to be a good digital citizen on social media sites but those points are what stood out to me the most! I hope you all agree and follow the good advice given by Paige!