Digital Citizenship Vocabulary

An additional source that confirms or supports a news story, article, or piece of information

Someone poses as an institution and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information

all of the information online about a person, either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally.

Anyone who can see the information about you or posted by you online.

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity

Able to be believed; trustworthy

Legal protection that creators have over the things they create

Showing a strong opinion or preference for or against something or someone

someone who responds to a bullying situation by supporting the person being bullied

Lasting a long time

To carefully examine something to figure out its value

The ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations

A web address that has been condensed and which then could mislead a user into going to a risky website

Reworking a portion of a song or sound recording into a new composition

Information that can be used to identify you (e.g. full name, address, date of birth)

Someone who responds to a bullying situation by confronting the bully directly or by telling a trusted adult

Creative work that is not copyrighted and free to use without permission

To imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing

Using digital devices, sites, and apps to intimidate, harm, and upset someone

An attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information