I was aware of some ethical issues with technology, but after reading Chapter 13 and looking at the power point, I found out some new issues. One item was when teachers copy programs illegally that there careers are in jeopardy. I know you shouldn't copy programs; I just never thought about it. I like how the PowerPoint gave ways to cut out the cheating on papers. It's all about giving time for students to work on them in class. A big thing is letting the children choose the topics because when they are interested in the topic they are going to research more. Students need to be shown out to site material off the web; so they are not using the material illegally. One thing I have never done is cite a picture when I put them into power points, since I'm more aware of that now I'm going to be citing them in power points.
From the chapter I noticed how important it is for teachers to watch out on cyberbulling and how prevention of cyberbully is a critical responsibility for technology using educators. It's important for educators to maybe have a lesson about bullying. It's the obligation of educators to ensure that the technology is used appropriately by students. I like the idea of have a code of ethics for computer use which is a set of written expectations and definitions of what is considered appropriate or acceptable use and then the paper is signed by all the students and parents.
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ReplyDeleteI too found the section on cyberbullying to be vitally important. This has become a BIG problem in schools all over the country. As a person who has been bullied in the past, this is something that I am very passionate about. I have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, but cyberbullying is a whole new world to me. You can do a lot to stop bullying in the classroom, but how do we protect our youth in the great big world of the Internet...? Kinda scary.
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