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Activities
Here are some of the activities that parents and teachers might have questions about: |
Blogging
Chat
- Definition:Online chat can refer to any kind of communication over the internet, but is primarily meant to refer to direct 1 on 1 chat or chat rooms, using tools such as instant messenger applications—computer programs, Internet Relay Chat. (Wikipedia)
- Resources: COE Internet Handbook, How to Keep Safe in Chat
Instant Messaging
- Definition: Instant messaging is the act of instantly communicating between two or more people over a network such as the Internet. It requires the use of a client program that hooks up an instant messaging service and differs from e-mail in that conversations are then able to happen in realtime. (Wikipedia)
- Resources: List of basic emoticons, Messaging Spam
Mobiles
Online gaming
- Definition: Online Games are those which are played over the Internet. Online gaming began with PC games, but has expanded over time to include most modern consoles. It is now a key feature of modern games, with the inclusion of Internet connectivity in consoles such as the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and in mobile/cellular phones. (Wikipedia)
- Resources: How do computer games affect the player?, Pan European Games Information (PEGI)
Online shopping
- Definition: Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the internet. An online shop, Internet shop, webshop or online store evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a bricks-and-mortar retailer or in a shopping mall. (Wikipedia)
- Resources: TRUSTe- an independent, non-profit, global initiative aimed at building trust and confidence in online transactions, UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) information on online shopping
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