Ethics+in+Learning+Technology

The use of information communication technologies (ICT) in K-12 education raises many legal and ethical considerations for educators and school districts. Ideally, the implementation of ICT in school settings will provide educational benefits for students, without exposing them to risks in terms of personal safety, data privacy or exposure to developmentally inappropriate material. Consideration of the following issues should be part of the planning process for any educational ICT deployment.

Interactive Copyright Lesson (Elementary) Copyright Basics for Elementary Students Citation Maker (MLA) Elementary Citation Maker (MLA) Secondary CItation Maker (APA) Whose Is It, Anyway? Elementary Lesson on Plagiarism PBS Lesson on Plagiarism for High School Students
 * Issues || Considerations || Resources ||
 * Plagiarism || * Copyright Law
 * Fair-Use Regulation
 * Proper citation of resources
 * Teaching students how to compose proper citations given a specific format such as MLA or APA
 * Teaching students how to summarize and put text in their own words || Student Resources:

Teacher Resources: Johnson, Doug. Learning Right from Wrong in the Digital Age. The Ethical Researcher  Crash Course in Copyright Fair Use of Copyrighted Material || Sample student & professional A.U.P. || Learn to be cybersmart Stop Cyberbullying
 * Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) || * AUPs to govern the use of information communication technology (ICT) by faculty, staff and students
 * Ideally the AUP should outline rights, responsibilities and obligations for both the user (student, teacher, etc.) and the ICT provider (school, district, etc.) || The Canadians say it best
 * Cyber-safety || * Protecting yourself, family, and peers online
 * Cyber-bullying
 * Social Networking
 * Internet
 * Proper use
 * Cognitive maturity level of students
 * Code of Conduct
 * Clarity in the message is important, due to the lack of traditional body cues that accompany spoken communications || Student Resources:

Teacher Resources: Stay safe online

Student, Parent, Teacher Resources ConnectSafely SafeTeens.com [|NetSmartz] ||  || Children's Educational Records and Privacy - Fordham Law Center || Constitutional and Legal Issues [|Filtering Software Study] || [|Technology in K-12 Public Schools: What Are the Equity Issues?] ||
 * Privacy || * Student privacy must be maintained
 * Consider use of private online spaces when possible or limiting the use of identifying details when using public spaces
 * Data security is crucial in the use of online student information systems and/or eportfolios
 * Critically evaluate information || Student Privacy
 * Filtering || * Filters to block inappropriate content are mandated by federal law for all institutions that receive e-rate funding
 * Filter settings should be adjusted to the least restrictive level that is still compliant with CIPA || e-rate funding and filtering
 * Equal access to computers/technology || * Students who are already at risk, often attend schools with fewer opportunities to use technology to support meaningful learning.
 * If technology is implemented effectively in all school districts, it could help to minimize the inequities between urban and suburban school districts and between students within individual schools.
 * Students need to be aware of the expectations regarding use/ access to computers and technology and have an open communication on the topic matter.
 * Work to establish affordable network access for all students, whether at home or through school opportunities
 * The necessary adaptive technologies must be provided to students with special needs who, without these adapative technologies, would not be able to access/use a given technology
 * Provide training for teachers on effective use of technology within current curriculum. || [|Ensuring Equitable Use of Education Technology for All]
 * Student use of technology || * Educators need to support student autonomy of use- establish conditions that allow for the use of technologies where, when and how one wishes
 * Consideration of students' rights to privacy, free expression and intellectual property
 * Education programs that address new literacies- Without the necessary skills for proper use, all of the technology in the world would be meaningless. || K-12 Public Education - Expression: Cyberspeech

ACLU Student Rights Manual ||