I started with a good ole Google search of my married name Bonnie Mattson.
I didn't find much when I Googled my married name. My blog didn't even show up. I did manage to find my picture.
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I then Googled my Facebook name which includes my maiden name Bonnie Baker Mattson and a lot more showed up including my uncle's obituary from several years ago.
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Here is my Instant Checkmate search. They found me. It listed every town I have lived in for Illinois and Indiana.
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Pipl had my current job, old home phone number, towns I have lived in.
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On Spokeo is was able to get a street view of my house.
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Intelius had my parents names, my brother, and my husband. It also listed my high school that I attended in Cincinnati and my current employer.
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personal screenshot of Intelius search
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I also searched Peekyou, Beenverified, Rate my Teacher, and Nuwber all of which yielded similar results.
I wasn't surprised by what I found but it was interesting to see how much information there is available for anyone to find out about me. This led me to consider just how important it is for parents and teachers alike to educate their kids/students on the footprints they are already leaving online. I think children need to be made aware as early as they can understand the importance of there digital tattoo and the impact it can make on their lives in the future.
I'm super surprised your blog didn't pop up! Even so, it's adding to a positive digital tattoo. Happy to hear the class has pushed you in good ways :)
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the last lines of your post:
"This led me to consider just how important it is for parents and teachers alike to educate their kids/students on the footprints they are already leaving online. I think children need to be made aware as early as they can understand the importance of there digital tattoo and the impact it can make on their lives in the future."
This is one of those issues that partially falls under the responsibility of the futurists, those who philosophize and analyze what could potentially be the future most likely to result from the present. Is this a futile exercise? I can't quite answer that.
When we think about educating parents and children about this, we have to be more than aware and educated; we have to reach into the unknown. Digital footprints are now tattoos that may soon become fingerprints and evolve into...who knows what.
Teaching this at home is the key. Kids don't always like to hear "Well, when you grow up..." from teachers. Some kids understand long-term consequences, but youth has a way of pushing people to ignore these consequences.
Talking about this and raising awareness is perhaps the best way to get started educating those who simply don't understand this or realize how technology is manifesting a different reality for the human being.
Hi Bonnie, I too agree and like your statement about teachers and parents educating their kids/students on the footprints they are leaving online. Todays youth have accessibility to multiple online devices. This allows them to leave online footprints at the click of a button. Its important to teach them that many things they place online sticks with them. I think as we become better 21st century teachers, I think we should include a technology course in which we introduce students to data mining so they can see first hand, the information that can be found.
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