Digital Citizenship Pretest

information that comes to us through the internet, often through a tablet, smartphone, or laptop

• media balance

• internet scam

• digital media

• phishing

using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.) 

• Private information

• media balance

• unplug

• digital media

when something happens on digital media that makes you feel uncomfortable, worried, sad, or anxious

• red flag feeling

• short url

• finsta

• risky

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

• affinity group

• identity theft

• phishing

• private information

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

• internet scam

• phishing

• digital media

• curate

when someone poses as an institution, like a bank or school, and sends you a personalized message asking you to provide private information

• finsta

• de-escalate

• phishing

• unplug

information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you (e.g. your full name or your address)

• risky

• red flad feeling

• digital media

• private information

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

• risky

• shortened URL

• affinity group

• anonymous

without a name or other information that identifies who you are

• anonymous

• internet scam

• phishing

• finstaq

a fake Instagram account used for posting to a specific group of people or to post anonymously

• curate

• de-escalate

• finsta

• red flag feeling