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GLOSSARY

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ONLINE PRIMING OR GROOMING

Grooming is a psychological manipulation technique used by adults online to help children overcome emotional resistance.

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ADVISORY BOARD

It is an entity of national and international organizations, institutions, scientific societies, media, mobile phone industries, insurance companies and universities that are aimed at promoting online security initiatives and the use of digital technologies consciously.

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RELIABILITY SOURCES

Reliable sources are those published by publishers or authors considered reliable and authoritative in relation to the subject under examination.

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ITALIAN DIGITAL AGENDA (ADI)

The Italian digital agenda is a strategic, national document with which Italy sets priorities for the digitization of the country system.

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EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE BETWEEN FAMILY AND SCHOOL

It is a pact between the school (manager, staff) and family based on dialogue, comparison, meeting in order to favor the educational success of a student.

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APP 

Abbreviation for application in the computer field and indicates a specific software program. 

There are 3 types:

  • Desktop App:  installed on the computer; .

  • Mobile App:  located in the  smartphones and tablets. They allow you to surf the internet, take photos, check your mail, listen to music… they are designed for touch screens.

  • Web Apps , the same for every operating system, do not work without an internet connection.

 

ASKfm

Anonymous social networking site based on a question and answer format.

You can ask questions anonymously or by identifying yourself.  

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BIK- Better Internet for Kids

Platform that offers a range of resources on the subject of media literacy from all over Europe.

 

BITCOIN

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and an international currency payment system.

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CHATROULETTE

Chatroulette is a website that allows its visitors to video call / chat with strangers. The website randomly matches strangers for web-cam based conversations. Users can leave the chat at any time by starting another conversation.

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REPUTATIONAL CHECK UP

They are accurate analysis of the results of what appears, associated with a specific word or set of words, by carrying out searches within Google and the main Social Media.

  

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

Digital Citizenship can be defined as the set of rights that objectified the role of children and adolescents as full-fledged social actors, bearers of interests, demands and their own needs that must be satisfied and promoted when they use digital technologies .

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CLICKBAITING

So-called click-catcher titles that have the function of attracting readers or viewers to the web page.

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DIGITAL COMPETENCE

Digital competence presupposes an interest in digital technologies and their use with familiarity, a critical and responsible spirit to learn, work and participate in society. It includes computer and digital literacy, communication and collaboration, media literacy, digital content creation, security, intellectual property issues, problem solving and critical thinking.

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DIGITAL SKILLS

it consists in knowing how to use information society technologies for work, leisure and communication with familiarity and a critical spirit.

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CRAAP TEST

Online source assessment tool put. In the Anglo-Saxon context. It takes its name from the initials of the five parameters taken into consideration: topicality relevance authoritativeness accuracy and precision.

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CRYPTOCURRENCIES

refers to a digital representation of value based on cryptography.

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CYBERBULLYING

set of aggressive and intentional actions, by a single person or a group, carried out using electronic tools (sms, mms, photos, videos, emails, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, phone calls), whose aim is to provoke damage to a peer unable to defend himself.

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DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL GAP

There is a gap between those who have effective access to information technologies and those who are excluded, partially or totally

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DISINFORMATION

A deliberately false information that has the purpose of misleading the interlocutor, whether it is an individual or a community.

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E-LEARNING

it is a teaching method that involves both the product, i.e. any type of material or content made available in digital format, and the training process.

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ePOLICY

behavioral rules and procedures for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the school environment.

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FACE  TIME

FaceTime is the audio and video calling service for Apple devices only. It can be used on any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, to call anyone else using any of these devices, using an Apple ID phone number or email address.

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FACEBOOK

free social network that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and videos, send messages and keep in touch with anyone.                                                 

FACT CHECKING

Literally "verification of the facts" and corresponds to the analysis of a news report of a statement to the subsequent verification of its truth.

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FAKE NEWS

news constructed according to journalistic criteria but which present misleading and invented information, even if apparently plausible. The phenomenon exploded with the spread of social networks even if it already existed.  

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FRAUD

conduct consisting of tricks or deceptions to mislead other people in order to obtain illegal profits.

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COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM

form of journalism that sees the "active participation" of readers, thanks to the interactive nature of new media and the possibility of collaboration between multitudes offered by the internet.

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GMAIL

free ad-supported email service provided by Google.  

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GOOGLE DUO

a video calling application so that you can be together wherever you are.

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HATE SPEECH

they are hate speech towards a minority. It is a phenomenon that is increasingly present in our societies and which is largely linked to online communication.

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FINGERPRINT

It is a sequence of binary symbols of fixed length. The imprint thus generated is uniquely extracted from a specific document using a mathematical function.

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INFORMATION DISORDER

peculiar form of disinformation in which the disclosure of untruthful contents does not presuppose any malicious intent.

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INHOPE

It is a network of 45 countries around the world. It deals with the fight against illegal content online, with the aim of combating the sexual abuse of minors on the Internet

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INSAFE

It is a European Network made up of National Networks Security Centers whose objectives are to offer children and young people useful tools to promote the safe and responsible use of the Internet and digital technologies .

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INTERNET 

Network of computer connections on a planetary level that allows the connection and communication between local computer networks and databases, making information available to users in the form of images, videos, hypertexts, music.

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ITUNES

The iTunes Store is a collection of digital media, including music, movies and TV series. Most of the services are available across Europe on a variety of devices.

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MALINFORMATION

News concerning real events, which are exploited against an individual or a community.

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METAVERSE

a sort of virtual reality shared via the internet , where one is represented in three dimensions through one's avatar .

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MISINFORMATION

Unintended dissemination of incorrect information.

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SEARCH ENGINE

Program accessible from appropriate sites that allows you to identify information of particular interest to the user.

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NETFLIX 

is a subscription -based streaming service that lets you watch ad-free TV shows and movies on an internet-connected device.

  

NEW MEDIA LITERACY

ability to access media. To understand and critically evaluate the different aspects of media and communicate their contents, to create communication in a variety of contexts.

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PEC

Certified Electronic Mail is the system that allows you to send e-mails with legal value equivalent to a registered letter with return receipt, as established by law.

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ONLINE RISKS

Online risks represent any situation resulting from an unaware use of digital technologies.

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DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Any digital nature source to support teaching.

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RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY

Respect for the differences of each person, those characteristics that make each of us different from the other.

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EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Sector that works in the educational field.

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SEXTING

It represents the disclosure of text messages, images and / or videos of a sexual nature.

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SHAZAM

App able to recognize the title of any song.

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IT SECURITY

practice aimed at protecting digital information, devices and personal assets. Including personal information, accounts, files, photographs, and even money.

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SPID

The Public Digital Identity System (SPID) is the simple, fast and secure access key to digital services of local and central administrations.  

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

set of methods and technologies that are used in the public, private or business environment for the storage, transmission and processing of data and information through the use of networks  

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WEB WRITING

Writing on the net, It follows different rules than paper because the reader's attention, timing and reading methods adapt to a dynamic medium.

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