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Exploring digital literacy through terms and concepts.
Updated on May 13, 13
Created on May 12, 13
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Robert Purdon's List: DGL Vocabulary
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Blogging
A web log where the creator can create posts for basically anything.
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A blog (a portmanteau of the term web log)[1] is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries
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Types
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Viral Video
A video that becomes an internet sensation and becomes very popular at an exceedingly alarming rate.
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A video that becomes popular through internet sharing
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A viral video is a video that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.
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"Dick in a Box", Numa Numa[2][3] videos, The Evolution of Dance,[4] Chocolate Rain[5] on YouTube; and web-only productions such as I Got a Crush... on Obama.[6]
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Copyright
The ability of protecting one's work and giving the creator exclusive rights to their own work.
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Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it
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Copyright initially was conceived as a way for government to restrict printing
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Database
A collection of data of any sort.
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Moral Literacy
The ability to deal with difficult moral issues.
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Academic Integrity
Creating your own work for your academic tasks and not taking from others work without proper citation.
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Academic integrity essentially means "intellectual honesty"
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Dishonest intellectual work-cheating-undermines an individual's education as well as the foundation of our society
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Collaboration
The ability to work with at least one other person on something of importance.
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Collaboration is working with each other to do a task
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Collaboration is working with each other to do a tas
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Internet Privacy
The idea of having privacy with your actions over the internet.
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infographics of internet privacy
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Malware
Software distributed over a network that causes unwanted issues and performs malicious actions.
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Malware and types of malware
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"Malware" is a term for any software that gets installed on your machine and performs unwanted tasks, often for some third party's benefit
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Types of malware
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Geo-Data
Geographical data obtained through technological means.
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Geographical data obtained through technology
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a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.
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Netiquette
Proper etiquette through technology.
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Etiquette in technology is the conduct that is socially acceptable in an online or digital situation
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Disinformation
Spreading of false information. Disinformation is knowing that the information isn't correct but still passing it on.
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It occurs when a person or organization spreads false information,
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isinformation has been an effective weapon against other nations in wartime. World War II is filled with stories of disinformation, such as Britain's daring and now-famous Operation Mincemeat.
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Massive Open Online Courses
Schools are now creating more options for students to take classes, especially if they're limited on time or money. Many MOOCs are free and allow many people take a class to learn about something.
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By providing free access to anyone with an Internet connection, MOOCs facilitate the dissemination of knowledge to unprecedented numbers of people.
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Nor have universities crafted a viable business model for MOOCs. Udacity gets some revenue from corporations, including Google, for developing high-level, specialized courses.
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Wikis
Websites that are created for a large group of people to edit the information and make it freely available.
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Wikipedia page for definition of wikis. Describes how a wiki page is and its purpose on the internet.
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is a website which allows its users to add, modify, or delete its content via a web browser usually using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor.
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Digital Immigrant
Someone who wasn't born during the digital age and has to adjust to this new way of life.
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The difference between 'Digital Native' and 'Digital Immigrant'.
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born before the introduction of digital technology
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digital immigrant
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Digital Native
Someone who was born into the digital age and has not known a life without technology.
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CNN discusses Prensky's ideas of 'digital natives' and 'digital immigrants'.
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The war between natives and immigrants is ending. The natives have won.
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digital native,
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An article by Marc Prensky that discusses the internet and our current technological age and talks about immigrants and natives of the internet.
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Digital Identity
How you're portrayed through technology.
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Digital Identity is how you're portrayed through through the internet.
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A digital identity is an online or networked identity adopted or claimed in cyberspace by an individual, organization or electronic device.
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A digital identity is linked to one or more digital identifiers, like an email address, URL or domain name.
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Digital Citizenship
A term coined for a person who is able to effectively utilize technology almost to its fullest extent.
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A person who is proficient with technology.
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Both the ease of distribution and the ability to instantaneously disseminate to a wide range of recipients makes sharing and viewing possible because of today’s digital environment.
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What if that last email went to the wrong person? Should I put the videos I took at the party with my phone on YouTube?
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Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy is a term for being able to successfully navigate through our digital age. It's basically a term for when you're able to interact with the internet and other technological tools effectively.
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