EDUC 319 Presentation

Ethical Issues for Safety and Security• Social Networking• Acceptable Use Policies• Netiquette• Cyber Bullying• Student Data• Internet Privacy

Social Networking

Teacher Benefits  

o Technology becomes easier o Experiement with new ideaso Build better curriculumo Save time with new resources

 Student & Classroom Benefits  

o Students form networking skillso Networking within the classroom creates

community o Blogs- search for career interests

Social Networking

Internet networking precautions  

o Written content  

o Visual or other content  

o Employers can view content  

o Professional Reputation at risk      

Social Networking

Tips for Teachers: 

Get a blog or join other network Interact with other teachers on the internet Use connections to incorporate more

technology Use networking to seek greater professional

development  Take the time to network to decrease workload  Always be aware of what you are posting

Acceptable Use Policies

Definition: Policies created in order to outline the activities which are approved and deamed appropriate by an authority.  Balancing Act  

Sacrifice student learning for strict policyOR

Use a loose policy and risk innappropriate actions    

Acceptable Use Policies

The 'Good' 

Safe student learning environment

 Prevent harmful

interactions 

Prevent legal actions 

Responsibility for actions

The 'Bad' 

Limit Student Access  

+Advanced Tech = Stricter Policy

  Limit resources that

may improve technology literacy

Acceptable Use Policies

Tips for Teachers: 

Protect students from harmful content Be aware of student activities Do not limit student use of technology Be involved in the process of creation of AUP  BE CREATIVE! 

Netiquette

• Rule 1: Remember the Human• Rule 2: Follow the same rules online as in real life• Rule 3: Know where you are on the internet• Rule 4: Respect everyone's time and bandwidth• Rule 5: Make yourself look good online (*do not lie)• Rule 6: Share expert knowledge• Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control (*flame wars

are angry letters that can ruin discussion groups• Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy • Rule 9: Don't abuse your power• Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes

Netiquette

Tips for Teachers:•  Teach your students the golden rule: Do unto

others as you'd have others do unto you.  •  Teach your students how to be ethical• Make sure students are aware that they are not the

only people online and that they must conduct themselves like others are watching at all times

Cyber BullyingDefinition The harrassment of a minor by another minor via the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.  • Walkarounds

o Ways minors navagate around website security•  "Tattle tails"

o Go to site administrators "telling on" members for insignificant or untrue deads to get them kicked out of site.

• Code talko Disquising offensive messages by puting them with in words or altering sentence

syntax so it will not be detected• Identity theft

o Kids share passwords • Virtual theft

o Students can steal passwords or hack in a take virtual possetionso One example was about clothing. The victim's avitar must walk the cold virtual

word naked and alone  

 

Cyber Bullying

Podcasts Prosecuting Cyber bullieshttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102761461 Cyber bullies hard to stophttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16763234

Teacher Tips on Cyber Bullying

• Cyberbullying is a real threat to students mental health.

• Be cioncious of the digital networking tools you useo Also, monitor your students disscussion

• Online networking systems are great tools to use in the classroom and out side of it.o Distance laerning is becoming more and more a

part of educationo Don't let Technolphobia's create unjust bias

against all forms of online comunication.

Student Data Student data encompases:• Attendance records, test scores, IEP status and

socie-economic status.  NCLB - requires public assess to school test scores and the publication of student scores. "Surveys are important sources of information about the perceptions of the school learning environment" - MCPS Student data also provides Teacher information for student inprovement plans and IEPs. 

Teacher Tips for Student Data

• Use proccesing software to easily and efficiently file your students data.o attendenceo grade books

• By storing your data electronically teachers can easily analyze student preformace.

• Test scores are also posted online on all county websites for easy access by anyone.

Internet Privacy

• Laws to protect children privacy • Directory Information

o Student Nameo Pictureo Email Address

 •  Parental consent is necessary if student work is

personally identifiable

Tips for Teachers on Internet Privacy• Make sure you know what is considered Directory

Information • Play it Safe

o Don't put student information on the internet that you think will be harmful to them in any way

 • Always put the students' safety first

 • Make sure you get parental consent if necessary

Digital Divide

• Gender•  Socioeconomic•  Race•  Resource Equity•  Teacher Bias

Gender Inequality

Boys:•  Mechanical

Girls:• Application• Benefit from

appropriate social, cognitive and physical space in the classroom.

Project-Based Learning•  Students become more involved with

technology•  Decreases the digital divide between

genders 

Tips for Teachers on Dealing with Gender and Technology• Provide Project-Based Learning in your classroom

o Girls benefit from ito It helps bridge the gap between girls and boys in

technology •  Provide appropriate space and applications for

technology 

Socioeconomic

  -Differing degrees of necessity and ability to make use of internet technologies have the potential to aggravate existing inequalities within societies.  

         

-The identification of a 'communications gap' within and between nations that many commentators

believe to be so drastic that the world is dividing into the 'information rich' and the 'information

poor'.    

Socioeconomic

Socioeconomic Teacher Tips

-Integrate computers into your classroom on a weekly basis. -Have them engage in socioeconomic articles -Make them get into groups and discuss them and how they feel about these issues personally. -This will integrate technology and socioeconomic issues in the world which is great to have background on.    

Race The access to various forms of technology particularly the Internet among

various demographic groups around the world is a common feature of digital divide.

• Those in other nations such as the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America do not have the same access comparable to the United States.

         • This  is due to the lack of infrastructure and a network that is not

capable of supporting the same level of Internet use as developed countries.   

 • Geography also plays a role in relation to racial access, with minority groups

in urban areas having a slightly higher percentage rate of Internet usage over minority groups in rural areas.      

Race       o  The patterns of technology use across racial and ethnic groups are not uniform.                                          o  Ethnic groups have had different paths to economic success and use the internet                                                           

 

Teacher Tips on Race

- Create groups with different ethnic groups in each.  -Base these weekly activites on their interests. -Perhaps have the different members of the group each have the opportunity to pick an activity that interests them so they can teach others.  -This will give them the opportunity to learn about technology and about each other.

Resource EquitySwitch the idea of digital divide from the actual phyisical access of

technology to the actual equity of access  

 It is important that schools, and teachers understand the

differences in access to resources between students and find ways to minimize these gaps. 

 •     Some students will not have access to home computers so it

may not be more difficult for some students to complete assignments that require the use of this technology

• Schools have the power to provide equal access to technology to all students to enhance their educational experiences, although

it is difficult for some districts to find the resources needed    

Teacher Tips on Resouce Equity

• Be Awareo As a teacher realize that not all students have

easy acces to different technology• Make accomodations to help students

o Provide extra time for students to complete assignments requiring technology

o Provide extra help and support, perhaps after school, to help students who are not familar with the required technology

• Integrate the technology into the classroomo Use technology in your class lessons as much as

possible so students who don't have access at home can still experience the benefits of technology

Teacher Bias

Definition: Bias is a term used to describe a tendency towards a particular perspective, ideology or result, especially when the tendency interferes with the ability to be impatial, unprejudiced, or objective.  WHY?• Broadly defined technology is "tools created by

human knowledge of how to combine resources to produce desired products, to solve problems, full fill needs or satisfy wants.(AACTE)

• Their is no one way to use technology.• Allows for bias and opinion

 

Teacher Bias

What does it mean for instruction?•  Computers are symbolic

o Richness, information, organization, geaks, hakers, malfunction

•  Rapid growth = Digital divideo High frustrationo New technology for wide variety of learnerso A new culture and language

 Shrinking the Digital Divide http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=26217&title=Shrinking_the_Digital_Divide_in_Palm_Beach_County_Schools

Tips to Limit Teacher Bias

• Keep an open mind• Limit frustraton by setting aside time for

professional developments and technology training. 

Legal Use of Digital Media

• Copyright• Fair Use• Creative Commons

Copyright

Violations of copyright law:• Giving away copyrighted material• Creating something that is based on someone else's

work Things you should know about copyright law:•  Practically everything is copyrighted, whether it has a

copyright notice or not.• Giving away copyrighted material, whether money is

involved or not, is still a violation of copyright law.• Granting something to the public domain is a complete

abandonment of all rights.• You cannot really ever lose your copyright.• Copyright law is a civil law. • Copyright violation is a crime.   

Copyright Tips for Teachers

• Always use proper citations. • Always give credit to the source.

 • When you copy materials and give them to students,

make sure you are not breaking copyright law. • Be careful if you or your students are creating

something that is based on someone else's work; you could be breaking copyright law

 

Fair Use4 Main Factors Used to determine Fair Use of a Copyright:  1.  Purpose of the Work and its use 2.  The nature of the text; factual or creative 3.   The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4.   The effect of the use on the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work.

More likely to be Considered Fair Copyright Use -  Educational Purposes -  Factual, non fiction text -  Short text that do not contain majority of original work -  News Report -  Non- Profit

More likely to be Considered Unfair Copyright Use -  Commercial Purposes  -  More creative work -  Long passages that convey the "heart" of the work -  Songs

Teacher Tips on Fair Use of Copyrights• Educate yourself

o Become familar with the uses of copyrights and the fair use doctrine

o Understand which uses are more likely to be considered fair use, as discussed on the previous slide

•  Play it safeo If a use is questionable and you are unsure if it is

considered fair use or not try to avoid to o Stay away from the examples that are often

considered unfair use of copyright• Use Common Sense

Creative Commons

With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit.

Creative Commons

Tips for Teachers:• Make sure all your work falls within the Creative

Commons license• Make sure you have the rights• Make sure you understand how the Creative

Commons license works• Be specific about what you are licensing

Works CitedFair Use Information: Pennsylvania State University. (2009). Legal and Ethical Use of Digital Media. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from Information Technology Services: http://its.psu.edu/policies/digitalmedia/dmfaq.html#Q5= o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />= w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /> Social Networking Sources: Goldsborough, Reid (2009). Looking good on social networking sites. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36963463&site=ehost-live  Hargardon, Steve (2007). A little help from my friends. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27076195&site=ehost-live Independent School. (2008). Innovative teachers lead new NAIS online communities. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34917839&site=ehost-live Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy (2009). Networking teacher coaxing colleagues  to use technology. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34379986&site=ehost-live  Royal, Ken. (2009). Collaborations Around the Planet. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27746706&site=ehost-live  Young, Jeffrey R.(2009) How Not to Lose Face on Facebook, for Professors. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=36546614&site=ehost-live       

Works CitedSocioeconomic and Race Sources: Bullock, Benbow (2009). International Directory of Sculpture Parks. Retrieved May 2, 2009, http://www.artnut.com/sculpture/world.gif           Carvin, Andy (2007). Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: The Digital Divide Archive. Retrieved May 2, 2009, http://www.andycarvin.com/photos/chart-ntia.jpg Davidson, Nicole (2005). Digital Divide-Access-Race. Retrieved April 27, 2009, http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/index.php/Digital_Divide_-_Access__Race Margerison, Adam (2005). Digital Divide. Retrieved April 27, 2009, http://wiki.mediaculture.org.au/index.php/Digital_Divide Acceptible Use Policy Sources: Carr, Nora . (2007). Weird-world mishaps. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23975483&site=ehost-live  Ferdig, Richard E. (2007). When ‘acceptable’ becomes unacceptable. Obtained from EBSCO.host on April 28, 2009. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28062435&site=ehost-live Resource Equity Information: Eastern Illinois University. Digital Divide/ Equity Isues.  Retrieved April 29, 2009, http://www.eiu.edu/~itc/divide.php Gorski, P. (2005). Education equity and the digital divide. AACE Journal, 13(1), 3-45.

Works Cited

Internet Privacy Sources: Baskin, J. S., & Surratt, J. (2001). Student Privacy Rights and Wrongs on the Web. Retrieved April 25, 2009, http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3453  Gender Sources: McGrath, D. (2004). Closing the Gender Gap: Girls, Technological Fluency, and PBL. Retrieved April 25, 2009, http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~ddsessoms/Educ318/GenderGap.pdf  Copyright Sources: Templeton, B. (1994). 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained. Retrieved April 25, 2009, http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html Creative Commons Sources: Creative Commons. Received April 27, 2009, http://creativecommons.org/license/ Netiquette Sources:  The Core Rules of Netiquette. Received April 27,2009, http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html