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**__More definitions...__**


 * **Hoax - **//an attempt to deceive or trick someone into believing or accepting something that is real, when the hoaxster knows it's not; or that something is true when it is false.//


 * **Wiki -** //a collection of webpages made to enable anyone with access to contribute or change the content of the webpage. It is a good source of valid information because almost anyone who edits the page always puts things that are real/true, and if they aren't you can usually tell the difference.//


 * **Urban legend - **  //a form of modern folklore which is made of stories which are thought to be factual by those who are telling the urban legends.//


 * __Validity __**

//What makes an invalid (no good) website? //
 * Invalid websites** usually have pop-ups telling you that you have won a prize (i.e. 1 million dollars), or false information that sounds totally unbelievable.


 * 1.** **//Golfcross// -** **valid**


 * 2.** //**Buy Dehydrated Water -**// **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">invalid **


 * 3. //Inreach -//** **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">invalid **


 * 4.** //**The Dog Island -**// **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">in<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">valid **


 * 5.** //**Shibumi -**// **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">invalid **


 * 6. //StephenWorks (Funky Shoes) -//** **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">invalid **


 * 7. //Fun Phone -//** **<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">invalid **


 * 8. //Bandersnatch -//**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);"> **invalid**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Internet Safety and Information Literacy
 * "Safe surfing"**

//<span style="color: rgb(237,7,7);">What is internet safety? //
 * Internet safety** is keeping all your personal information and identity safe, and not giving it out to random strangers that you meet/talk to on the internet. Internet safety is also making sure that you don't accept viruses or suspicious pop-ups that could harm your computer.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(231,29,120);">**<span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">Internet: ** //a global network where everyone can access and share the same information.//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">Identity: ** //who you are, and all of your personal information like your name, age, and address.//

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">Predator: ** //a unkown person who tries to track you down and retrieve all of your personal information. A predator also sometimes tries to meet with the person they are talking to, and lure them into a planned kidnapping.//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">**Alias:** //a fake name.//


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">Vetted site: ** //a webpage or site that has been checked or "vetted"; this means that this webpage/site is safe and reliable.//


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(248,13,98);">Safety: ** //being safe and secure on the internet; making sure that nobody gets your personal information -- especially a stranger.//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(237,7,7);">**S** afe - always keep your personal information to yourself. (i.e. your name, address, phone number). <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(237,7,7);">**M** eeting - do not meet with a person that you met on the internet--it can be dangerous. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(237,7,7);">**A** ccepting - do not accept suspicious emails or pop-ups that could potentially harm your computer. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(237,7,7);">**R** eliable - someone might not be who they say they are on the internet; you can never be sure. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(237,7,7);">**T** ell - report to an adult if someone says something on the internet that makes you feel uncomfortable, and is innapropriate**.**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//A Good E-mail!// **




 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A Bad E-mail... //**



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 * __Bad Mail:__**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Spam:** //sending unwanted junk mail to many people at once.//

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Malware: ** //a software that made to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's permission.//
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Flame:** //hate mail; usually happens in a discussion board, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) or e-mail.// <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">


 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Parts of an E-mail: __**


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(19,9,215);">To line: ** //is where you write the e-mail address(es) of the person/people you want to send the e-mail to.//


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(19,9,215);">Subject line: ** //is where you write what the subject of the e-mail is.//


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(19,9,215);">Salutation: ** //is the greeting; what you say before you talk about your subject (i.e. Dear Bob,).//


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(19,9,215);">**Body:** //The reason that you wrote the e-mail; details/elaborates on the subject and whatever else you want to say to the person.//

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(240,78,5);">**<span style="color: rgb(19,9,215);">Signature: ** //The end of the email. (i.e Sincerely, Bill).//

"<span style="color: rgb(16,106,36); font-family: Verdana;">//**If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."**// __** -Barack Obama **__