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a person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology."chances are many digital immigrants will find managing online privacy a daunting prospect"

a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.

Digital identity is all the online information and data specifically about an individual.

Digital identity is all the online information and data specifically about an individual.

Upon first hearing the word multimodality, it could easily be dismissed as another buzzword. Yet, multimodality simply means the ability to create and read a variety of modes of communication. Approaching literacy in multimodal ways emphasizes the many ways that individuals can communicate their ideas. This understanding respects individual students and promotes success in their literate lives.

Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.

Digital literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet. As a Cornell student, activities including writing papers, creating multimedia presentations, and posting information about yourself or others online are all a part of your day-to-day life, and all of these activities require varying degrees of digital literacy. Is simply knowing how to do these things enough? No—there’s more to it than that.

Academic integrity is the core set of values and principles that underwrites the very mission of the University itself: integrity, honesty, hard work, and the determination to translate personal and professional principles into behavior.

For students, this ethic lies at the heart of the value of their degree.

For faculty, a high standard of academic integrity will ultimately lead to greater heights of academic rigor and freedom among students, a better reputation for MU, and more positive patterns of interaction with the student population.

a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time.

Digital Law: Some Speculations on the Future of Legal Information Technology Introduction The future of legal information technology in fewer than twenty pages -- however attempted the implicit velocity will be enormous. It will require so fast a pace my aim can only be to identify some of the larger shapes I foresee through suggestion and illustration. Careful or detailed development are out of the question. These reflections are divided into five sections. The first and second contain a swift look back, positioning the future of this field against its past. The third identifies, only to finesse, a clutch of important transition issues that either do or ought to concern the participants and stake-holders in the legal information system. Section IV sketches four areas of fundamental change made possible by digital technology. A concluding section (V) suggests a few connections between these observations and the field of artificial intelligence and the law.

moral literacy is the development of skills of moral reasoning.

Moral literacy involves a complex set of skills and habits that can be cultivated and enriched through education.

The term Viral Video has come to be known as many things, but the general term seems to suggest that the content became very popular very quickly.

something people shared instinctively because it means something to them, or they just find it amusing or insightful.

Marketing uses viral videos by creating something of quality.

Avoiders. This group consists of people, who are born during the digital age, and do not desire new technology. They are not enamored with Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, or Hulu. For example, I know a 14-year old, who prefers to paint portraits. She owns an iPad, only because her school books are on it. She only watches public television.  She sings in the church choir.  She is very happy. Minimalists. This group is aware that digital technology is a part of their daily life. They choose to interact with only the most interesting things to them personally. For example, I know a young person who does not have a Twitter account and avoids Facebook. She is not a gamer.  She sends emails and downloads books to her Kindle. Enthusiastic Participants. This group is the largest group of Digital Natives. Like their Digital Immigrant cousins the Eager Adopters, Enthusiastic Participants embrace and use all forms of digital technology. This group prefers texting and tweeting over sending out email blasts. They are aware of the latest technology, trends, and tools. Their online and offline lives are blending together.

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malware

any kind of unwanted software that is installed without your adequate consent.

short for "malicious software.

Systematically organized or structured repository of indexed information (usually as a group of linked data files) that allows easy retrieval, updating, analysis, and output of data.

this data could be in the form of graphics, reports, scripts, tables, text, etc., representing almost every kind of information.

A web log, often shortened to "blog," is a web page that contains dated posts, by one or multiple users, often pertaining to a particular topic.

To help students who have auditory processing problems or dyslexia, schools are using various computer technologies to make students more aware of the sounds of words when others speak or when students themselves read aloud.

Recent summer school data revealed that this combination of technology and direct instruction helped some students improve as much as two grade levels in their word attack skills over six weeks, Egli says.

Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology.

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately.