Social Networking
Digital Citizenship
Electronic Tools
Internet Terms
Safety
100
Blog
What is an online journal
100
Digital Citizenship
What is an educational concept in which everyone involved in a learning community (students, parents, et al.) gains knowledge on how to practice safe and appropriate behavior when using electronic media and IT devices.
100
Drawing Tools
What is any digital tool that is used for drawing, sketching, creating, designing, painting, drafting, highlighting, writing, or annotating. Drawing tools can be found within word processing, graphic design, publishing, presentation, notebook, 3-D imaging, CAD, tablets, or paint program applications, Google Sketch-up
100
Home Page
What is the first page a user sees when opening a web browser, or the first webpage to be seen when visiting a website. Most websites of organizations, school districts, agencies, companies, etc. have a home page that serves as both an introductory page and a navigation tool (like a table of contents with links) to direct a user to the various pages within the website.
100
Spam
What is unwanted "junk" email sent to large numbers of people.
200
Chat
What is communicating online
200
phishing
What is a form of fraud in which an email recipient is asked to provide sensitive personal information (bank account or credit card numbers; social security number; birth date) either by selecting a link provided within the email or by replying to the email itself.
200
Interactive White Board
What is a large screen type display that connects a computer and a projector allowing the user to interact with the information isplayed on the screen/board
200
Browser
What is software which enables users to browse or view the Internet. Examples include Safari, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, or Firefox.
200
Identity Theft
What is is a form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name.
300
document
What is a digital file that is used to record,communicate, or publish information or text
300
Cyber-bullying
What is the act of intimidating and threatening another person while using a computer or IT devices; typically more than one occurrence
300
Presentation Software
What is a program used to display and share information. Examples include: Microsoft's PowerPoint, Apple's Keynote, Open Office's Impress, and Prezi.
300
Cookies
What is small computer files placed on a computer's hard drive when the user visits a website. The purpose of a "cookie" is to track information about that user.
300
hacking
What is - the act of gaining illegal entry into a computer or network typically to gain access to data, steal information, identity theft or crash a system.
400
digital environment
What is an artificial environment (surroundings, area, place, or context) that is found digitally via the Internet, an intranet, a network, satellite, or by some other means of connecting. Examples of digital environments include social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace, virtual worlds like World of Warcraft or Second Life, any websites that include online message boards, online chat rooms, or any online community interaction tool
400
Identity Theft
What is is a form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name.
400
Output Device
What is a mechanical or electronic tool used to display or share information from a computer or IT device to another medium. Examples include printers, computer monitors, speakers, CD/DVD writers, headphones, and removeable storage devices.
400
Firewall
What is - a hardware device or software program that filters what goes in and out of a network or computer in order to protect it against any harm, such as viruses, from an unauthorized user.
400
Password
What is - a security measure used by individuals to access protected computers or computing systems, applications, or files. Passwords are comprised of strings of letters, numbers, and/or symbols.
500
Online Community
What is a digital environment that allows users of similar interests to communicate and associate with each other within that environment online
500
intellectual property
What is Intellectual property refers to the ownership of intangible and non-physical goods. This includes ideas, names, designs, symbols, artwork, writings, and other creations. It also refers to digital media, such as audio and video clips that can be downloaded online.
500
WIFI
What is Wireless LANs, device to device connectivity (such as peer-to-peer), and a range of technologies that support other connections.
500
Link
What is an element in an electronic document or webpage which, when selected, takes the user to another location, either in the same document or to a different document, webpage, email client, or video. Links usually appear as a different color, are underlined or can be assigned to an icon or other elements on a page.
500
Fair Use
What is Guidelines under which copyrighted material can be legally used in limited situations without obtaining the permission of the copyright owner or paying royalties
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