click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Digital Definitions
Terms all students should know about using technology.
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Digital Literacy | a person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment |
Digital Citizen | navigating the digital world safely and ethically as well as responsibly and legally |
Professional Learning Network | learning and planning opportunities that foster a spirit of collaboration and cohesion to enhance the classroom experience |
Avatar | a graphic (picture, image) that you use to represent yourself on the Internet |
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 Footprint | all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally |
Netiquette | courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the Internet - key component of digital citizenship |
Search Engine | a program that searches information on the Web by looking for specific keywords. |
Upload | the process by which an individual can send/post/upload a file to the Internet |
Virus | a program that duplicates itself and spreads throughout your computer destroying files, changing data, hogging all your memory, or doing anything that is possible with a computer program |