8th Grade Internet Safety Vocabulary

Identity Theft is....

SnapChat, Instagram, Musically, Youtube are all forms of

A software system that is designed to search for information on the WorldWide Web.

Rude or threatening messages, slanderous information, or repeated unwanted messages.

Which of these is not a web browser?

Sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other devices.

Web Browser- This is the program you use to browse files like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.

When you go online and send cruel or mean messages which are threatening or intimidating using any social media. ​

When copyright rules are broken on the internet, without permission from the author.

Plagiarism-is copying someone’s work, then calling it your own.

Cyber Safety is.....

Cyber Bullying is.....

Someone who illegally uses someone else's private information - usually for financial gain.  ​

People who access sites that children or teens visit and search for victims

Obtains the vital information (credit card, social security number, etc) usually to steal money

Taking someone else's work and representing it as your own original thoughts or ideas.

Fraud where someone pretends to be someone else in order to steal money or get benefits.

Someone who uses the internet to hunt for victims to take advantage of them in any way. Includes sexually, emotionally,

A form of harassment that mimics real stalking, and is done online

Colleges will sometimes check your online profiles to assure you have a good _____________.

The intentional access to sites minors visit to search for potential victims.

The repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten someone, for example by sending threatening emails. 

The illegal, unauthorized reproduction of any digital media such as movies, music, television shows, books, and patented