Terminology
Evaluating Information
Media
Social Media & Phones
Digital Citizenship & Safety
100

False or misleading information (hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation) presented as news.

What is fake news?

100

Prejudice in favour or or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way that's considered to be unfair.

What is bias?

100

A form of online advertising that focuses on the specific traits, interests, and preferences of a consumer. Advertisers discover this information by tracking your activity on the Internet through cookies and algorithms. 

What is targeted advertising?

100

The trail of data you leave when using the internet.

What is a digital footprint?

100

Teaching and learning about technology and its use is digital ____________

What is literacy?

200

The more you click on these, the more money you make for the website owner and network. 

What is an ad or online advertising?
200

False information that is not intended to harm.

What is misinformation?

200

An advertisement for a product, service, or brand that is presented as an impartial news article or video.

What is sponsored content?

200

These are used by servers to store information about the user's page activities.

What are cookies?

200

The electronic buying and selling of goods is digital _______________.

What is commerce?

300

A type of communication that is used to promote a particular agenda or point of view.

What is propaganda?

300

False information that is intended to manipulate, cause damage, or guide people, organizations, or countries in the wrong direction.

What is disinformation?

300

The use of photo editing software to make changes, big or small, to an image. It may involve adjusting colors and lighting or adding and removing content.

What is photomanipulation?

300

A set of instructions that determines how your computer software behaves. On social media platforms, these determine which posts you see and in what order. They also determine which posts you don't see. 

What is an algorithm?

300

The electronic exchange of information is digital _________________.

What is communication?

400

Information that stems from the truth but is often exaggerated in a way that misleads and causes potential harm.

What is malinformation?

400

The implied part of a message which is suggested by the content rather than directly stated or written.

What is subtext?

400

When you have trouble making a decision because there’s an overwhelming amount of different options.

What is choice paralysis?
400

PolitiFact.com, FactCheck.org, and Snopes.com are fact-checking sites you can visit when you think you have viewed this.

What is fake news?

400

Electronic precautions to guarantee safety is digital _________________.

What is security?

500

The blur between _______ and __________ is often difficult to spot.

What is fact and opinion?

500

A sensationalized headline that encourages you to click a link to an article, image, or video. Instead of presenting objective facts, clickbait headlines often appeal to your emotions and curiosity. 

What is clickbait?

500

The tendency to favour information that reinforces existing beliefs.

What is confirmation bias?

500

When algorithms have isolated you from information and perspectives you haven’t already expressed an interest in, meaning you may miss out on important information.

What is a filter bubble?

500

Physical and psychological well-being in a digital world is _________________.

What is digital health and wellness?