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Ad<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A media work that that tries to get you to want or buy something.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

AI<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A computer program that can learn from examples. AIs can also learn from their own mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Animation<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A media form that uses many still images to make the illusion of movement.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Anishnaabe<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A group of culturally related First Nations Peoples living in central Canada and the United States, including the Algonquin, Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Oji-Cree.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Apps<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Programs on a phone or tablet. Some examples of apps are games and social networks.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Autoplay<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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When a new video starts playing automatically after another one ends.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Avatar<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A virtual \u201cyou\u201d that you control in a game or a virtual world.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Brand<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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The different images, words, and other ways that advertisers help you like and remember their products<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Close-up<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A shot in which the camera seems very close to the subject. In a close-up of a person's face, it is easy to see the facial features and identify the emotion of a character.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Cookies<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Files that are saved to your computer by websites. They let the website remember things about you and about what you did on the website.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Crop<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Cropping is cutting away part of an image.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Cyberbullying<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Being mean or cruel to someone else using a digital device.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

detect<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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To detect something means to find or notice it.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Digital footprint<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A record of what we have done online. Like a real footprint, we leave them wherever we go.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Download<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Copying a file or app from the internet to your device.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Draft<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A major revision of a work. The first finished work is called the \"first draft.\" The published work is called the \"final draft.\"<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Empathy<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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When you think about how someone else is feeling or how they might feel if something happens.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Expert<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Someone who knows a lot about something.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Focal point<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A focal point is the part of the image that our eyes are most drawn to.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Foley<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A Foley artist makes sounds that go with the images in a media work such as a movie, a TV show or a video game.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Framing<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Framing is what the media makers choose to show us or how they choose to present it.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Greyscale<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A range of gray shades from white to black.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Hashtag<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A word or phrase with a number sign (#) before it. People use hashtags to make what they post easier to find.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Hyperlink<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A text or image that brings you somewhere else on the internet when you click or tap it.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

In focus<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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An image is in focus if it is clear and defined. Lines will be straight and details clear if an image is in focus.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Internet<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A network of computers around the world that most digital devices connect to. When you play an online game, watch a video online, or use a social network, you are connecting to the internet.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Keyword<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Keywords are the words you put in a search engine to find what you're looking for.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Malware<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Programs that make your device do things you don\u2019t want it to. They can make it run more slowly or not work at all, steal your data, or give other people access to your device.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Medium shot<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A shot where the camera appears to be a short distance away from what we're seeing. In a medium shot of a person, this shot includes the head and upper body.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Mentor<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Someone who teaches and gives advice to a younger person.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

M\u00e9tis<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A distinct Indigenous People that originated with people of mixed First Nations and European ancestry. The M\u00e9tis history and culture draw on diverse ancestral origins, such as Scottish, Irish, French, Ojibwe, and Cree.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Michif<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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The language spoken by the M\u00e9tis People across the M\u00e9tis homeland in Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Network<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A group of digital devices that are linked by two-way connections. The internet is a network that most digital devices are connected to.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Offline<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Things that don\u2019t happen on the internet are offline.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Online<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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When you\u2019re using the internet you are online.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Optical effect<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A special effect added in post-production, after the video has been filmed.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Out of focus<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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An image is out of focus if it is fuzzy and poorly defined. Lines will be wavy and details hazy if an image is in focus.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

patterns<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Something that repeats in a way you can notice.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Personal information<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Things you post online, or that are collected by apps and websites you use that can identify you, including your name, address, date of birth, and photograph.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Perspective<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Phishing<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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When scammers try to trick you to get you to give them information about yourself or get access to your accounts or devices.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Pixilation<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A kind of animation where photos of people are used instead of drawings.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Point of view<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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The perspective of the narrator in relation to the story; the vantage point from which events are seen (e.g., first, second, or third person; omniscient, limited, or unreliable).<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Practical effect<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A practical effect is a special effect that is used during production, like creature makeup or puppets.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Privacy<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Privacy means having some control over information about yourself \u2014 your personal information \u2014 and being able to make good choices about how it is collected, used, and shared with others, like people you don\u2019t know, companies, and the government.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Privacy policy<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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An app or website\u2019s privacy policies says what it will do with the information it collects from and about you.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Privacy settings<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Your choices about who will see the things you post on a website, social network or game. Changing your privacy settings changes the default. You can always choose to have a particular thing seen by more or fewer people.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Profile<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Your account on a social network. It usually includes things like your name and things you\u2019ve posted.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Rule of notice<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Rules of notice are the techniques, codes and conventions that media makers use to tell you what to notice and how to feel about what's happening.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Search engine<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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An app or website that lets you find websites by entering search terms.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Smart device<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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When something that isn\u2019t usually a digital device, like a toy or a TV, is connected to the internet we call it a \u201csmart\u201d device. That means that the people who made it can see and hear everything you do with it.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Social network<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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An app or a website that lets you share posts, photos, and videos with other people.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Source<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Where a fact or story first came from.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Special effects<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A special effect is when something special is needed to achieve an artistic outcome. For instance a director can simply film an actor dancing, but something special needs to be done to film an actor flying.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Stereotype<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A representation of a kind of person that makes it seem like they are all the same.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Storyboard<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A series of drawings, usually with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a video.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Theme<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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The main idea or implicit message that recurs in or pervades a text.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Track<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Some websites and apps can get information about you even after you use them. Some of them track you across the internet to learn more about you.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

trained<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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AIs are trained by showing them examples and correcting their mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

War bonnet<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A feathered headdress that is gifted to a respected person in a First Nations community and worn for ceremonial, political, or cultural purposes.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Weasel words<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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Words or phrases that let advertisers suggest things they can't legally say.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Website<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A place on the internet that you visit with a browser like Chrome, Safari or Firefox. A lot of social networks can be used either as apps or by visiting their website.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Wide shot<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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A shot where the camera seems to be fairly far from what we're seeing. A wide shot of a person will include the whole body and background.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[38],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-329","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry","back-matter-type-glossary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/329\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/329\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blockswrdsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}