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The Internet has drastically changed the way that children interact with the world. They have access to in-depth knowledge, tools to express their creativity, and people from all over the world. Yet along with offering a fascinating, new way to connect with the world, the Internet also offers new risks      

A personally responsible digital citizen may opt out of paper mail for electronic mailings, communicate respectfully on public discussion forums, and subscribe to information feeds about local volunteering events from Web 2.0 resources such as blogs or social networks. A participatory digital citizen might use a discussion forum to organize a local clothing drive or use an online social network to raise money for a local charity (Center for Social Media, 2004). A justice oriented digital citizen might start to a Web 2.0 resource such as a wiki or a public discussion forum that directly deals with social issues (Westheimer & Kahne, 2004). He or she might support a movement towards social justice by joining an appropriate online social network.

Digital identity refers to the aspect of digital technology that is concerned with the mediation of people's experience of their own identity and the identity of other people and things

“digital immigrants,” technology is a tool we pick up and use: we adapt to it, but it is not “home” for us

always retain to some extent what  Prensky calls their “accent,” that is, their “foot in the past.

heir findings state that academic integrity is a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honestytrustfairnessrespectresponsibility.

According to the Center for Academic Integrity there are five fundamental values that characterize an academic community of integrity: Honesty. The quest for truth and knowledge requires intellectual and personal honesty in learning, teaching, research and service. Trust. Academic institutions must foster a climate of mutual trust in order to stimulate the free exchange of ideas. Fairness. All interactions among students, faculty and administrators should be grounded in clear standards, practices and procedures. Respect. Learning is acknowledged as a participatory process, and a wide range of opinions and ideas is respected. Responsibility. A thriving community demands personal accountability on the part of all members and depends upon action in the face of wrongdoing.

internet privacy is a term that encompasses a wide array of data security concerns regarding confidential information transmitted over the internet.

Internet privacy is a broad term referring to the various concerns, technologies, and strategies for protecting information, communications, and choices that are meant to be private.

Malware is a category of malicious code that includes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages,

pped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy.

Information that seems truthful, relevant and based on unbiased facts, but has been concocted to mislead the recipient

to attain fraudulent monetary, military, political, or religious objectives

Databases are the storehouses of important information

a compilation of information which is organized in such a way that it can be easily updated,

managed and accessed i

any collection of data, or information, that is specially organized for rapid search and retrieval by a computer

structured to facilitate the storage, retrieval, modification, and deletion of data in conjunction with various data-processing operations.

Viral Video?

an Internet video clip that becomes popular not through centralized publicity (like a blockbuster movie) but through sharing between users.

may be created completely unintentionally or may be deliberately created in the hopes of garnering publicity for an endeavour, cause or product.

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A viral video is a video clip that achieves widespread distribution through online sharing

cademic integrity means honesty and responsibility

ntellectual contributions from others must be consistently and responsibly acknowledged.

all academic work should result from an individual's own efforts