Digital Citizenship Vocabulary
Anonymous- Having a hidden identity
Bystander- Someone who sees bullying when it’s happening but does nothing to help
Cyberbully- Someone who does something on the internet, usually again and again, to make another person feel sad, angry, or scared
Digital Citizenship - being a safe, responsible, respectful user of media, devices, technology
Digital Footprint- Your digital footprint is everything in the digital world that is about you. You leave behind a trail of data that puts together a picture of who you are online, what you are doing, where you are going, and why you are doing all these things. Other people can also add to your digital footprint.
Distract- To make it hard for someone to give their full attention to something. Cell phones and other technology can distract us from doing our homework or other things we need to get done.
Hacker - someone who can gain unauthorized access to other computers. A hacker can "hack" his or her way through the security levels of a computer system or network. This person can figure out somebody else's password or break another computer's security software.
Media - All the ways that large groups of people get and share information (TV, books, the internet, newspapers, phones, videos, games, etc.)
Media Choices - Time spent watching, listening to, reading, or creating media.
Media Balance - Using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)
Netiquette = network+etiquette = digital etiquette- communicating online in acceptable or respectful ways
Examples:
Treat others kindly online. (Treat the way that you would like to be treated.)
Asking a friend before posting a picture or video of them.
Not using ALL CAPS in a text or online message. (That sounds like screaming.)
If you're in a video call (ZOOM), keeping your camera on and pay attention to your teacher.
Password- A secret set of letters, symbols, and numbers that you can use to restrict who can access something digital like a computer or program. Keep your passwords safe.. (Do NOT share passwords-- not even with your best friend.)
Example of strong password: Ta$28gR6
Plagiarize- Using some or all of somebody’s work or idea and saying that you created it.
Private information- Details about yourself, such as your date of birth, full name, age, address, phone number (that someone could use to pretend to be you on the internet). Do NOT post or share private information with anyone online.
Reputation- What others think about a person. Someone could have their reputation ruined by an online post or text message. The post could be put up by themselves or by someone else.
Stranger- someone you don't know in real life or online. An online stranger can pretend to be someone they are not. They can pretend to be any age or gender. You should not make friends with strangers online and do not give them any of your information.
Target- The person being bullied
Upstander - Someone who helps a person being bullied
Viral (going viral) an image, video, etc., that is circulated rapidly on the internet