Online Basics - Online Identity - Explained by Common Craft - INDV

This video is part of our Online Basics series designed for people who are getting started with the Internet. It explains the concept of online identity and follows Angie, who discovers why having an online identity is a necessary and powerful way to use the internet. It teaches:

• Why identity and identification are important in the real world


• Why identity is also important online, and necessary to use many websites


• How to create an online identity by having an account on a website

• How online identities unlock powerful resources on the web


• Why having an online identity is an essential part of living a digital lifestyle


Video Info:

• Duration: 02m 36s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Technology, Society

• ISTE Standard: Digital Citizen, Indicator 2a

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Has Value