Vocab Terms
Information that is truthful and based on evidence.
What is a Credible Source
When the sender says you only have a limited time to respond.
What is a sense of urgency
What is the search engine called on your computer.
What is Google Chrome
False stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views
"Fake News"
The program you would use to create a document like a letter or report.
What is google doc.
The address on a website located on the world wide web.
What is URL or Uniform Resource Locator.
The message sounds urgent, making you worry that something is wrong with
your account.
What is Alert
informative word used in a search to indicate the content of the document you are looking for.
What is Keyword
First hand account of event or topic
Primary Source
capable of being easily impressed :easily molded or influenced
what is Impressionable
You see a photo of someone you know, but the message isn't really from them.
What is Friend in trouble scam
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
What is plagiarism.
Using quotation marks to search for words together
What is phrase searching?
The name of the program we logged in to with our own username and password to receive class information.
What is google classroom.
An event planned to get public attention for marketing purposes.
What is publicity stunt
Identity thieves often offer easy chances to win free money or prizes.
What is to good to be true
A brief statement or account of the main points of an article.
What is Summary
If you use "and, or, not" as a set of commands that can be used in almost every search engine, database, or online catalogue.
What is Boolean
When someone poses as an institution, like a bank or a school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information
What is Phishing
A web address that has been condensed and that could mislead a user into going into a risky website.
What is shortened URL
You have to rewrite a passage without changing the meaning of the original text.
What is paraphrasing
Cite the source of your information/ideas
What is a Bibliography
A collection of research and information databases to be used by Minnesota residents through their school, public, academic, and state government libraries or the ELM Portal.
What is eLibrary Minnesota