Glossary

Stands for Web Log. A blog is an online journal which can be used for a variety of reasons. Blogs are easy to start and can be used for business and/or personal purposes. Blogs are intended for users to interact with Blogs that are made to the public. Blogs can be set for private use or as a read only where users cannot comment on them.
 * Blog:**

A program that allows users to view Web pages. Microsoft®Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome are examples of popular browsers.
 * Browser:**

Real-time communication over the Internet. You type and send messages that appear almost instantly on the computer monitors of the other people who are participating in the chat.
 * Chat:**

This is a place where you can go to "chat" live with others. You type questions or comments and others read them at that moment and can answer.
 * Chatroom:**

A cookie is a file from a site you are visiting that gets saved on your hard disk. It is only an ID tag and there is no danger to your hard disk. It also doesn't identify you personally unless you give the site your personal information. You might do this if you are shopping on a site and they keep your previous purchases, shipping and credit card information for your convenience. Cookies can also be used to customize the display you see through the browser or keep track of the different pages within the site that you visited. You can configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is being sent. You can refuse to accept cookies or erase all cookies saved on your browser.
 * Cookie:**

Sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices.
 * Cyberbullying:**

Refers to all the computer networks on the Internet. The term distinguishes the physical world from the virtual or computer-based world.
 * Cyberspace:**

Terms that can refer to the online enticement of children; rude or threatening messages; slanderous information; or repeated, unwanted messages.
 * Cyberstalking/Harassment:**

A domain is a web page address. It is what you enter into your browser to find a particular web site.
 * Domain:**

Programs that allow many different users to access the same file at the same time. These programs are usually used to illegally download music and software.
 * File-Sharing Programs:**

Different methods to screen unwanted Internet content including whitelisting, blacklisting, monitoring activity, keyword recognition, or blocking-specific functions such as e-mail or instant messages.
 * Filtering Software:**

This is a system that creates a special "wall" used by network servers to keep out unwanted information like spam and viruses and unwanted people like hackers.
 * Firewall:**

Sending a deliberately confrontational message to others on the Internet.
 * Flaming:**

Refers to Macromedia Flash. This is a program that allows you to create animated content for your Web page. To be able to see Flash content you must have this program on your computer.
 * Flash:**

On the Internet, flaming is an insulting, angry or otherwise negative remark to or about someone in public. This can be on a message board or anywhere else others can view the remark.
 * Flaming:**

A popular term for someone who accesses computer information either legally or illegally.
 * Hacker:**

A service that allows people to send and get messages almost instantly. To send messages using IM you need to download an IM program and know the IM address of another person who uses the same IM program.
 * Instant Messaging (IM):**

stands for Internet Protocol address. It is the method by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet. Each computer on the Internet has at least one IP address that uniquely defines it from all others on the Internet.
 * IP address:**

A company that provides Internet access to customers. Some examples might include Comcast, Verizon, or AOL.
 * Internet Service Provider (ISP):**

A system that allows users to send e-mail to one address where their message is then copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the listserv.
 * Listservs:**

Software products that allow parents to monitor or track the websites or e-mail messages that a child visits or reads.
 * Monitoring Software:**

A digital music file. MP3s allow you to play music on your computer.
 * MP3:**

Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practiced on the Internet.
 * Netiquette:**

Netlingo is an Internet Language that was created by users to enable faster communication. A good analogy would be "the short-hand" on the web. Kids will use netlingo in chatting and text messaging. Here is an excellent site that lists up-to-date netlingo.
 * NetLingo:**

A network is created when computers are connected, allowing people to share information. The Internet is an example of a large network.
 * Network:**

This document displays in its proper format no matter which operating system you use. You can read a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is free software and you can download it at @http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
 * PDF (Portable Document File):**

An online scam that attacks the browser's address bar. Users type in what they think is a valid website address and are unknowingly redirected to an illegitimate site that steals their personal information.
 * Pharming:**

An online scam that uses e-mail to "fish" for users' private information by imitating legitimate companies. People are lured into sharing user names, passwords, account information or credit card numbers. The phishing e-mail usually contains a link to an illegitimate site. Scammers copy the look of a website to set up a nearly identical page, one that appears to be part of that company's site.
 * Phishing:**

Illegally copying copyrighted software, music, or movies.
 * Piracy:**

An audio show that is broadcast over the Web. Users can listen to these shows on a digital music player or a computer. Podcasts can include talk shows, music, or other types of audio.
 * Podcast:**

To leave a message on a newsgroup or bulletin board.
 * Post:**

The policy that a company or organization operating a website uses for handling the personal information collected about visitors to the site.
 * Privacy Policy:**

A program that searches information on the World Wide Web by looking for specific keywords and returns a list of information found on that topic. "Ask Jeeves for Kids" (www.ajkids.com) and KidRex (@http://www.kidrex.org/) are examples of appropriate, kid-friendly search engines.
 * Search Engine:**

A social networking site is a website specifically focused on the building and verifying of social networks for whatever purpose. Many social networking services are also blog hosting services. Facebook and MySpace are examples of popular social networking sites.
 * Social Networking Site:**

Unwanted e-mail from someone you don't know. It is usually trying to sell you something.
 * Spam:**

Mass mailings sent as instant messages to users.
 * Spimming:**

Someone who will help protect you and make you safer. Trusted adults can be people like family members, caregivers, family friends, teachers, counselors, coaches, clergy members, youth leaders, and law-enforcement officers.
 * Trusted Adult:**

This is an address of a website on the Internet. It usually starts with- http://www.
 * URL:**

A computer program that can destroy files or make your computer "crash." Viruses can be sent via e-mail or through other file-sharing programs. Anti-virus software and not downloading information from people you don't know can help keep viruses from damaging your computer.
 * Virus:**

A form of filtering that only allows connections to a preapproved list of sites that are considered useful and appropriate for children.
 * Whitelisting:**

a Wiki is a space on the Internet created by a user allowing others users (or open to the public) to interact on the wepage through collaboration and sharing of ideas. One popular wiki is wikipedia.com: an online encyclopedia open to the public to create, revise and edit.
 * Wiki:**

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