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Digital Literacy
Vocabulary for Digital Citizenship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Citation | A reference which names the source of specific information which has been used. |
| Copyright | The owner's legal right to reproduce, display, transmit, perform, and modify a work as well as the right to publicly perform a sound recording by digital transmission. |
| Cyberbullying | The use of digital media tools such as Internet and cell phones to deliberately and repeatedly hurt, harass, or embarrass someone else. |
| Digital Citizenship | One who knows what is right and wrong, exhibits intelligent technology behavior, and makes good choices when using technology. |
| Digital Footprint | All the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. |
| Fair Use | The idea that copyright material may be quoted without the need for permission from or payment to the original source, provided that a citation is clearly given and that the material quoted is reasonably brief. |
| Firewall | Hardware or software that blocks for filters certain types of network traffic from reaching your computer. |
| Flame | A deliberately mean-spirited message sent to others on the Internet. |
| Netiquette | Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the Internet- key component of digital citizenship! |
| Piracy | Theft of intellectual property- in other words, stealing what does not belong to you. |
| Plagiarism | Using someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own. |
| RL | Real Life |
| VL | Virtual Life |
| VR | Virtual Reality |