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Digital Bullying
Important words for understanding digital bullying.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avatar | A graphic that you use to represent yourself on the internet. |
| Boundaries | Physical, emotional and mental limits we set to protect ourselves from being manipulated, used or harmed by others. |
| Cyber-bullying | The use of digital media tools, such as the Internet and cell phones, to deliberately and repeatedly hurt, harass, or embarrass someone else. |
| Digital Identity/Footprint | All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. |
| Grooming | Techniques used by child predators to try to gain your trust. |
| Malicious | To cause harm to someone or something on purpose. |
| Netiquette | Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the Internet. |
| Perpetrator | Another word for bully. |
| Predator | Someone who stalks or uses lies, secrecy, or stealth, to get close enough to another person in order to easily hurt or harm them. Usually an adult. |
| Privacy | Your right to determine what information you would like others to know about you. |
| Sexting | Sending sexually suggestive or explicit text messages, photographs, or videos via cell phone. |
| Upstander | Someone who takes action to stop bullying behavior or other inappropriate behaviors. |
| Victim | Someone who is harmed by another person or persons. |
| Empathy | Being aware of, sensitive to, and understanding what someone else is feeling or experiencing. |