Issues in Implementing Technology in Schools Chapter 13 Teaching and Learning with Technology By Lever-Duffy and McDonald William Royalty

Current Issues in Technology Implementation -Legal Issues -Social Issues -Ethical Issues

Legal Issues in the Digital Age –Copyright and Fair Use –Privacy –Acceptable Use –Software Piracy

Legal Issues in the Digital Age Copyright and Fair Use –“Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians” –

Legal Issues in the Digital Age Privacy –Every child in your charge has a right to privacy. –Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) –Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Legal Issues in the Digital Age Acceptable Use –It is the obligation of educators to ensure that technology is used appropriately.

Legal Issues in the Digital Age Software Piracy –Defined as ‘copying software to share with others or installing software on multiple computers when only one copy was purchased”.

–Digital Divide –Cyberbullying –Online Social Interaction Social Issues in the Digital Age

Equity and Accessibility –Some children leap ahead while others fall behind. This gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” is known as the digital divide.

Societal Issues in the Digital Age Cyberbullying –Defined as ‘when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person”.

Social Issues in the Digital Age Online Social Interaction –The Web has reduced isolation –The Web encourages cultural tolerance –Many children are not mature enough to interact appropriately

Ethical Issues in the Digital Age –Freedom of Speech –Privacy –Academic Dishonesty

Ethical Issues in the Digital Age Freedom of Speech –Content is not regulated and therefore contains material inappropriate for children Access on a school’s network must be controlled.

Ethical Issues in the Digital Age Privacy vs. Control and Monitoring –“The controversy arises as to the rights of any agency whether governmental or commercial, to closely monitor and record an individual’s personal information or online activities.”

Ethical Issues in the Digital Age Academic Dishonesty –Related to the ease of sharing and manipulating digital data.

Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. Thou shalt not intefere with other people’s comptuer work. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s files. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.

Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness. Thou shalt not use or copy software for which you have not paid. Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization. Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.

Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you write. Thou shalt use a computer in ways to show consideration and respect. The Computer Ethics Institute –

Resources The Computer Ethics Institute – Teaching and Learning with Technology, Lever-Duffy and McDonald, 4 th ed., Pearson, 2011 (Ch. 13) Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians