Internet Safety Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. sending messages meant to hurt someone’s feelings.
  2. 4. an area where you can post messages and respond to another person's message.
  3. 6. polite, courteous online behavior.
  4. 9. real-time communication over the Internet.
  5. 10. virtual room on the Internet where people can meet and send messages.
  6. 11. stalking or harassing someone online.
  7. 12. sending a message to many e-mail addresses of people you do not know.
Down
  1. 1. messages that range from annoying advertisements to messages that promote hate, violence or sexuality.
  2. 2. new word phrase in the form of abbreviations invented for faster online communication.
  3. 5. a nickname for the Internet. The virtual space created by computer systems.
  4. 7. a message privately sent to follow a specified chat room participant only and not to the rest of the chat room.
  5. 8. a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes that can cause damage to your computer.
  6. 11. sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices.