Glossary (Teacher’s Version)
Apps
Programs on a phone or tablet. Some examples of apps are games and social networks.
Avatar
A virtual “you” that you control in a game or a virtual world.
Cookies
Files that are saved to your computer by websites. They let the website remember things about you and about what you did on the website.
Cyberbullying
Being mean or cruel to someone else using a digital device.
Download
Copying a file or app from the internet to your device.
Empathy
When you think about how someone else is feeling or how they might feel if something happens.
Hashtag
A word or phrase with a number sign (#) before it. People use hashtags to make what they post easier to find.
Internet
(Define “network” first.) A network of computers around the world that most digital devices connect to. When you play an online game, watch a video online, or use a social network, you are connecting to the internet.
Malware
Programs that make your device do things you don’t want it to. They can make it run more slowly or not work at all, steal your data, or give other people access to your device.
Network
A group of digital devices that are linked by two-way connections. The internet is a network that most digital devices are connected to.
Personal information
Things you post online, or that are collected by apps and websites you use that can identify you, including your name, address, date of birth, and photograph.
Phishing
When scammers try to trick you to get you to give them information about yourself or get access to your accounts or devices.
Privacy policy
An app or website’s privacy policies says what it will do with the information it collects from and about you.
Privacy settings
(Define “settings” first.) Your choices about who will see the things you post on a website, social network or game. Changing your privacy settings changes the default. You can always choose to have a particular thing seen by more or fewer people.
Profile
Your account on a social network. It usually includes things like your name and things you’ve posted.
Social network
An app or a website that lets you share posts, photos, and videos with other people.
Smart device
When something that isn’t usually a digital device, like a toy or a TV, is connected to the internet we call it a “smart” device. That means that the people who made it can see and hear everything you do with it.
Track
Some websites and apps can get information about you even after you use them. Some of them track you across the internet to learn more about you.
Website
A place on the internet that you visit with a browser like Chrome, Safari or Firefox. A lot of social networks can be used either as apps or by visiting their website.
Programs on a phone or tablet. Some examples of apps are games and social networks.
A virtual “you” that you control in a game or a virtual world.
Files that are saved to your computer by websites. They let the website remember things about you and about what you did on the website.
Being mean or cruel to someone else using a digital device.
Copying a file or app from the internet to your device.
When you think about how someone else is feeling or how they might feel if something happens.
A word or phrase with a number sign (#) before it. People use hashtags to make what they post easier to find.
A network of computers around the world that most digital devices connect to. When you play an online game, watch a video online, or use a social network, you are connecting to the internet.
Programs that make your device do things you don’t want it to. They can make it run more slowly or not work at all, steal your data, or give other people access to your device.
A group of digital devices that are linked by two-way connections. The internet is a network that most digital devices are connected to.
Things you post online, or that are collected by apps and websites you use that can identify you, including your name, address, date of birth, and photograph.
When scammers try to trick you to get you to give them information about yourself or get access to your accounts or devices.
An app or website’s privacy policies says what it will do with the information it collects from and about you.
Your choices about who will see the things you post on a website, social network or game. Changing your privacy settings changes the default. You can always choose to have a particular thing seen by more or fewer people.
Your account on a social network. It usually includes things like your name and things you’ve posted.
An app or a website that lets you share posts, photos, and videos with other people.
When something that isn’t usually a digital device, like a toy or a TV, is connected to the internet we call it a “smart” device. That means that the people who made it can see and hear everything you do with it.
Some websites and apps can get information about you even after you use them. Some of them track you across the internet to learn more about you.
A place on the internet that you visit with a browser like Chrome, Safari or Firefox. A lot of social networks can be used either as apps or by visiting their website.
