Teaching Ethics

Brandon Simpson

Tiffany Henfling

Brad Foltz

Ruth Pridgeon

They Know More Than We Do?

Do your students know more

than you do about technology?

No Way!

Of Course!

Think Again… According to recent research, when asked how much

time they spend ‘consuming media’, students between the ages of 8 – 18 said:

“practically every waking minute –

except for the time in school.”

Let’s try that question again…

Now What? Ok, we’re aware that our students are spending more

time online, and have more knowledge about technology than we do, so what do we do now?

Setting Expectations Acceptable Use Policy

Policies that schools establish to mandate the expectations they have for their students and their internet use

Examples from Portland Schools acceptable use policy:

Be mindful of network security, and immediately report any bugs, errors, or security problems to the system administrator.

Users may not illegally copy, send, or distribute any copyrighted software, work, or other material.

Users may not access, attempt to access, modify, or delete any record or file without permission or authorization.

Issues Teaching Digital Natives

Plagiarism

Photo Sharing

Music Sharing

Internet Hacking

Software Pirating

PurchasingPapers Online

Is that Plagiarism? Plagiarism is more than just copying text out of a

textbook. Plagiarism also includes technological resources such as websites, online articles, music, photos, and other media sources

Copyright Resource Link:

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/digitalethic.htm

Creative Commons

Creative CommonsLicense Comparison References

Photo Sharing Tom wants to add a photo to his report on Civil War

heroes. He searches the internet and finds an awesome picture of Ulysses S. Grant. He highlights the picture, right clicks, copies and pastes the picture into his paper. He prints the paper and hands it into his teacher.

What should Tom do?

Turn the Paper In

Research Copyright

Research the Copyright Correct! He needs to research his rights to use the

photo, here’s an example of correct usage protocol:

Flickr:

- Search for your topic

- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Creative

Commons

- Your search will sort based on attribution licenses

- Check to see for the correct license

- Include the link on your reference page or below

the photo Issues

Turn the Paper In NO! Tom did not check the photo for its attribution

license. He also did not include the website on his reference page or below his photo.

Try Again!

Music Sharing You are a 24 year old Graduate student and you enjoy

music as a hobby so you download and share music using Kazza. You aren’t selling this music or making money from it in any way.

What should you do?

Download Don’t Use

Music Sharing – Download Incorrect – most music is copyrighted and without

permission from the ‘owner’ you may not use it!

Try Again!

Music Sharing – Don’t Use Correct!

In July of 2009 a Boston area court handed down civil penalties to Boston University Grad Student Joel Tennenbaum for illegally sharing 30 songs on Kazaa.

The penalty for these 30 songs was $675K

In 2008 Minnesota Mother Jammie Thomas was fined 1.92 Million dollars for sharing 24 songs.

Issues

Face the Facts! Like it or not, “because so many of them are

multitasking — say, surfing the Internet while listening to music — they pack on average nearly 11 hours of media content into that seven and a half hours.” (emphasis added)

A Vision of K-12 Education Today (Video Link to You Tube)

Now What?

Purchasing Papers Online William has an essay due on Online Education versus

Traditional Classroom Teaching. His friend, Bob, calls him and wants to go out instead. Bob tells him about a cool website where he can purchase the essay. William caves to peer pressure, buys his essay, and copies it on to his classroom blog.

What should William do?

Buy Paper Write His Own

Buy Paper! No! William knows that copying and pasting it

wrong. However, he thinks that the paper is his because he purchased it and it is his property.

But, his actions still falls under the definition of plagiarism

Plagiarism: The act of appropriating the literary composition of another author, or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom, and passing the material off as one's own creation. (italics added for emphasis)

Try Again!

Write His Own Correct! William should tell his friend Bob that he

needs to write a paper.

He can still use internet sources to gather information or quotes to use in his paper. There are many websites that he can access to correctly cite his paper.

Some examples are:

Son of Citation: http://citationmachine.net/

Purdue Owl: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Issues

Internet Hacking Joseph is doing a project on how Sports teaches

responsibility to students at a early age. He remembers seeing a You Tube clip explaining the methods of teaching responsibility through punctuality, Time management, and teamwork.

The only way he can show the clip to his peers is by changing the security settings and allowing the clip to play...

What should Joseph do?

Change Settings Ask for Help

Change Settings No! This is considered hacking, because although

Joseph is using the You Tube clip to show his classmates the benefits of how sports teaches responsibility. He gained access to show the clip by "changing" the settings.

Try Again!

Ask IT Dept. for Help Correct! Contact your teacher or IT department to

have the video ‘unlocked’ in order to share it with your classmates

You may also download the video at home, burn it to a CD and bring it into the classroom to share. Be sure to check for fair use policy.

Issues

Software Pirating Jake wants to do his English work at home on his

family's computer. The problem Jake has is the word processing software isn't compatible with his school's Microsoft Word platform. One of Jake's best friends says, he has Microsoft Office installed and he can lend Jake his install disk to put on his home computer.

Because Jake is using this for his education Jake thinks this is ok.

What should Jake do?

Take Software Find Alternative

Take the Software No!

"The legal implications of unauthorized software use should be clear to everyone who owns or uses a computer. According to the U.S. Copyright Act, illegal reproduction of software is subject to civil damages of as much as $100,000 per title infringed plus criminal penalties, including fines of as much as $250,000 per title infringed and imprisonment of up to five years. Given these high stakes, the consequences are certainly not worth the risks."

Try Again!

Look for Alternatives Correct!

Free alternatives to MS Office

Open Office - Cross Platform Open Source

Abiword - Cross Platform Open Source

Neo Office - Open Source Mac Program

Google Docs - Online Office Suite

Issues

References Dr. William Merrill http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/how-much-time-do-

you-spend-consuming-media-every-day/ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plagiarism ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htm http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v8n3/faqs.html http://www.startribune.com/local/82845122.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy

3LGDiO7aiU http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/07/31/2009-07-

31_court_orders_boston_university_student_joel_tenenbaum_to_pay_675g_for_illegally_.html

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/digitalethic.htm http://www.flickr.com http://portlandk12.org