✍️ Phase 4 - Discovery
✍️ Reflection
⏱ 6 minutes
Task 8 - My Digital Rebirth Statement
Core question: how do we claim sovereignty over our digital self when networks demand our total profile?
Step 1 - The Tracking vs. Sovereignty Axis
Using your real legal identity on a public forum.
Surveillance
Sovereign
Setting up a browser proxy or VPN before browsing.
Surveillance
Sovereign
Deleting an old online presence to wipe your history clean.
Surveillance
Sovereign
Step 2 - The "I Am Not a Profile Matrix" Manifesto
Complete the sentence
"I am more than an un-erasable profile database record, because my identity is built on…"
Step 3 - The 3-2-1 Exit Ticket
3Protocols I will adopt to secure my personal data paths
2Platforms where I will use pseudonyms to protect my development
1Question I still hold about anonymity in an AI-driven society
✅ Exit ticket saved to your portfolio.
Bridge to Phase 5 - Propagation
"Now that you've written your own boundaries, let's spread what you've learned so others can reclaim their right to a digital clean slate too."
What happens in Task 8
A 6-minute Phase 4 - Discovery reflection. Students place themselves on a Tracking-vs-Sovereignty axis for three everyday scenarios, complete a one-sentence identity manifesto, then fill out a 3-2-1 exit ticket.
🎯 Learning objectives
Moving from technical tools to a personal relationship with one's digital self - claiming autonomy over what stays visible and what stays private.
♿ SEN Adaptations
- Voice input accepted for the manifesto and all exit-ticket fields
- The axis activity can be completed verbally with the teacher recording the position
🖨️ No-Tech Format
- A physical line taped on the classroom floor for the axis activity - students stand where they'd place themselves
- Manifesto and exit ticket completed on paper