Sept15,
2013
Digital
identity
What
is digital identity; well basically what we post digitally that is what the
digital world knows us as. Often times
adults as well as children don’t think about that. If it isn’t something you would want a
parent, boss, or grandmother to see, don’t post it.
I
feel oftentimes our digital identity is the identity we create for the world to
see. What I mean is we can recreate
ourselves. We can be the perfect parent,
fun party girl, or world traveler. The
problem with this is it may not be who we really are.
When
adolescence create this pretend world they open themselves up for bullying and
worse predators. What is posted can’t be
deleted forever. It can come back to
haunt you in later years when applying to college or for a job.
I
want children and adolescents to know the danger in getting caught up in having
your identity in social media. “Likes” can falsely affect self-esteem. It is so important to be yourself and only
post what you wouldn’t mind ANYONE seeing.
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