Question | Answer |
anonymous | someone who does not reveal their name |
comments or postings | messages people write on a website message board |
message board | a website where a group can gather and communicate through chat or message posting |
email | messages you get through the Internet |
cyberbully | someone who picks on, harasses, or embarrasses a target over and over again using technology, such as th Internet or cell phones |
insulting | rude or hurtful |
harass | to bother repeatedly |
password | a special word that you use to get into your own network andWeb accounts |
insecure | lack of confidence |
screen name or user name | the name that someone uses online |
webmaster | a person who is in charge of a website |
media | different ways people communicate with others, such as newspapers, telivision, radio, and the internet |
authorship | the origin of a piece of work; usually the person or people who constructed it |
format | the way a communication is presented of work; each type has a unique set of creative tools and techniques to help form the message |
audience | the people who recieve a communication; different people understand the message in different ways |
content | a message or messages in a particular communication; some of these are embedded values and ideas |
purpose | the reason a communication i s made; mi9ght be informing, persuading, selling, entertaining, or a combination |
influence | to cause someone to believe or feel something |
construct | deliberately create a message |
deconstruct | deliberately examine a message to understand the whole meaning |
embedded | assumptions made about values, attitudes, and points of view that are importantbut not always obvious parts of a media message |
fact | something that can be proven true or not |
opinion | something that someone believes but isn't necessarily true for everyone |
verify | to examine something to make sure |
true | something that can be real |
false | something that can be shown to be not real |
message | a piece of communication between people |
media | different ways people communicate others, such as newspapers, television,radio, and the Internet |
Internet | a communication system that connects computers all over the world; also known as the Web |
expert | someone who has studied a great deal about a particular subject |
misinformation | Information that is not a fact but appears to be a fact; sometimes done on purpose |
blog | a type of website where people (even kids!) write about things that interest them |