Acceptable Use Policy
Contract students sign pledging that they will be good digital citizens at school.
Browser
Program that allows us to view content on the internet.
Bystander
A person who does nothing when they know about or see bullying
Copyright
Law that protects the rights of authors and creators of their work.
Cyberbully
Someone who is mean, bothers or harasses others online.
Digital Footprint
Trail of data left behind when people use the internet.
Download
Act of getting data from someone else’s computer to yours.
Online method of sending letters and documents to others.
Emojis
Small pictures and smiles used in text messages and email.
Flaming
Term meaning when someone uses mean words to attack another person online.
Hacker
Person who gets in to computer systems to damage them.
Homepage
The first or main page of a website.
Keywords
Specific terms used when narrowing down a search on the internet.
Malware
Programs that are designed to damage computers and networks.
Netiquette
Standards or rules that define how we should behave while online.
Password
Secret combination of letters, numbers and symbols to use to protect one’s data.
Plagiarism
Using someone’s work and claiming them as your own.
Reliable
Websites that have accurate information are known as this.
Social Media
Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Target
Someone who is a victim of a cyberbully.
Text Messages
Short written communications, usually through cellphones.
Upload
Act of sending data or documents to another computer or server.
Upstander
Someone who supports others and is against bullying.
Website Address
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)