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Student Instructions
To understand the digital world, you must understand an array of new terms.
Task:
Use your internet research skills and define the keyword.
Simple!
Then use the 
to explain in your own words the meanings of the different terms that are connected to our topic.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Griefing: is the act of irritating and angering people in video games through the use of destruction. An example would be Minecraft and destroying another players buildings. Cyberbullying: is a form of bullying or harassment using online forms of contact such as social media or messenger apps. Trolling: Trolling is when a user anonymously abuses or intimidates others online for fun. One in four teenagers suffered hate incidents online last year, a figure described by experts as a “wake-up call” on the impact of internet trolling. Phishing: Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication Hacker: Hackers are people who gain unauthorised access to data, remotely, using a computer or mobile device. Clickbait: It means what you think it means: bait for clicks. It’s a link which entices you to click on it. Usually referring to YouTube videos with ‘clickbait’ titles to draw users attention to get more views on a video. Hashtag: A hashtag is a word or an unspaced phrase prefixed with the hash symbol #. It is used on social networking sites like Twitter to tag and group messages from different people about a common topic. Malware: Short for ‘malicious software’. Programs that damage your computer (viruses), steal your personal information (spyware), display unwanted adverts (adware) or expose your computer to hackers (Trojan horses). Spoofing: Making a fake version of a real site e.g. PayPal with the intention of stealing someone’s personal details.
