Digital Literacy Vocab

What is the stealing of copyrighted work with the intention of selling it without permission?

• netiquette

• viral

• piracy

• clickbait

This action involves tapping into your online community for new ideas, suggestions, or information.

• phishing

• boosted post

• digital footprint

• crowdsourcing

The practice of ending a relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all technology communication.

• trolling

• ghosting

• thread

• flaming

Relating to or involving an image, video, or a piece of information that is circulated rapidly.

• viral

• identity theft

• meme

• hashtag

Courtesy, honesty, and being polite on the internet is...

• piracy

• public domain

• netiquette

• feed

An updated list of all the new content posted by the accounts that a user follows.

• flaming

• meme

• clickbait

• feed

When people send you phony emails, pop up messages, texts, calls, and/or links in order to hook you into giving out your personal /financial information.

• trolling

• phishing

• ghosting

• podcast

(On social media) a word or phase preceded by a hash or pound sign used to identify messages on a specific topic.

• hashtag

• thread

• boosted post

• public domain

The information about a particular person that exist on the Internet as a result of their online activity

• boosted post

• plagiarism

• digital footprint

• trolling

Saying mean things, usually in ALL CAPS and often in a public forum to argue or humiliate.

• trolling

• flaming

• catfishing

• phishing