th 5 Grade Digital Literacy In the Spring 5th graders have been very busy learning about digital literacy, safe surfing, safety online, blogging and researching. They have put together a class Power Point to share what they have learned! Enjoy, Mrs. Lewis Click here! Passwords! P A S S W O R D S ! Click here! change-password.jpg What you need to now about passwords: They are personal! Remember to keep them a secret because you may use them in the future for your bank account! A Password is a secret word or code! Try and pick a password that you will remember in the future! Never share your passwords with anyone! Only tell your parents! Write down your password in case you forget it! Annie H. and Katherine L. Click Here! teachsowders10.wikispaces.com Netiquette is short for digital etiquette, and is a set of rules for chatting on the internet, blogs, and emails. The rules are: • Don’t use capital letters. It makes it seem like you’re screaming! • Treat people the way you would in real life. Reread your messages before you press send, and use proper grammar if you are talking to people you respect. By, Ainsley W. and Abby W. Examples of improper Netiquette: judeblue123 asks: A person sent me a message in all capital letters. What do I do? theduo1920 answers: Sometimes people use all capital letters. The best thing to do is to just ask them what they mean. They could be yelling at you or they could just be excited. Elliepast147 asks: A person sent me a message with incorrect grammar and numbers instead of words. What should I do? theduo1920 answers: That happens a lot. If it’s someone you know well, don’t mind. If it’s someone you don’t know, ask them to use proper grammar. Thecoolpeople asks: Where is a great place to learn more rules? theduo1920 answers: Click on the blue highlighted Netiquette to go to a great website! Personal Information You shouldn't give pictures to strangers because they could find you on the internet. You shouldn’t give passwords to people so people can not use your accounts. Before you give information you should ask your parents. www. Abine.com Ashley M. and Jack G. Digital Safety! CLICK HERE F1- REMEMBER to always ask an adult before opening a webpage. F2- NEVER go onto a website that isn’t appropriate for your age! F3- DON’T put any personal information online that you wouldn’t want in a newspaper. F4- NEVER start a flame war, or you will be considered a troll. Nys-eett.wikispace.com Maddie C and Nate S Hyperlinks: To learn more about spamming click here. Our Information -Spamming is mostly done on e-mail. Spammers use e-mail and other devices because it is a fast, efficient way to get a message out about a product. - Most people do not like spamming. This is because it is unwanted mail taking up space in your inbox. What We Found -Spamming has increased in the past years. In the year of 2011 there were an estimated 7 trillion spam messages sent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Definition: Unwanted e-mail messages sent by the seller of a product. Bibliography: picture from blog.softheme.com By: Kaelynn C. and Megan G. {click the title for more info.} Trolls are people who start flame wars on blogs or on other communication systems. People who put negative comments on your blog is not always a troll. Flame wars are fights online. We got our Picture from: http://socialmediadiyworkshop.com/2010/03/blog-trolls/ Click here Blogging What is a blog ? A blog is a abbreviated version of weblog which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an on going chronicle of information. A blog can be a place where you can chat with friends. They can be fun but dangerous. Can people get private information on a blog? Yes people can try to get private info. Do not give them your private info. It can be very dangerous if you do. Should I put capital letter when I write on a blog? No people can think you are yelling at them. Also do not put pictures of other people on a blog that they do not want of them. http://blogwritingcourse.com / By Sarah S and Landon S We got our picture from http://safecomputing.umich.edu/privacymatters/ We got our picture from http://www.tigerchef.com/thundergroup-plis9303bk-private.html Blake W and Jack P Cyber Bullying Click here to learn more Ua.edu Openlibrary.com What I Know What I want to Know What I Learned We know that cyber bullying is when you bully someone online. It can be very hurtful to the person that is getting bullied. We want to find the most common site where cyber bullying occurs, and find the most effective way to stop it. We learned that getting the word out about how bad cyber bullying is today can stop cyber bullies. Peyton B. and Erik K. Flaming To learn more about flaming click here Click here for even more information about flaming 1. Flaming is an online fight where people say mean and offensive things. 2. Trolls start flame wars. 3. Flaming is illegal , so don’t ever try it. Nick S. Colton S. Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Tech terms.com