Evaluating Sources
Media Types
Protect Your Privacy
Clean Digital Footprint
100

Broadly stated information that’s false or highly misleading

What is misinformation

100

A channel of communication

What is a medium?

100

This service keeps information private and secure and can be used for an email, server, or website.

What is a VPN?

100

The information that exists online about you and your activity

What is a digital footprint?

200

Confirming the accuracy of information

What is fact checking?

200
Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking


What is social media?

200

this should include special letters, numbers, and special characters to protect your online information

What is a password?

200

You can lower your chances of it getting you into trouble by using it less.

What is social media?

300

A first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic

What is a primary source?

300

A broadcasted form of mass media

What is television media?

300

This security feature requires users to provide an additional piece of information, such as a code sent to their phone or a push notification, to access their accounts.

What is two-factor authentication?

300

this is when the user has deliberately shared information about themselves – for example, through posting or participating on social networking sites or online forums. 

What is an active digital footprint?

400

A way to determine the legitimacy and origin of a photo

What is a reverse image search?

400

All forms of physical, printed paper publications such as newspapers, magazines, books and journals

What is print media?

400

A type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source 

What is a phishing email?

400

this is created when information is collected about the user without them being aware that this is happening. For example, this occurs when websites collect information about how many times users visit, where they come from, and their IP address. 

What is a passive digital footprint?

500

Eating chocolate causes acne breakouts. (true or false Hint:  remember the fact-checking race!)

What is false?

500

Face to face communication counts as a media medium. (true or false)

What is true?

500

Embry-Riddle uses this for two-factor authentication (2FA)

What is Duo?

500

A test you can use to make sure your digital footprint is and stays clean (Hint: remember the video!)

What is the grandma test?