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Digital Competencies
Terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flame | Deliberately mean spirited message sent to others on the internet. |
| netiquette | Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the internet. A key component to digital citizenship. |
| upstander | Someone who takes action to stop bullying behavior or other inappropriate behavior. |
| media literacy | A framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate in messages in a variety of forms. |
| digital identity/footprint | All of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. |
| Intellectual property | Art, books, inventions, magazines, movies, music, performances, reports, software, stories created by you or by others. |
| malware | Stands for malicious software or code, which includes any harmful code—trojans, worms, spyware, adware, etc.—that is designed to damage the computer or collect information. |
| open source | Programming code with limited or no copyright restrictions, allowing you to legally modify and share the software program. |
| Piracy | Theft of intellectual property -basically stealing what does not belong to you. |
| Privacy | Your right to determine what information you would like others to know about you. |