Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Ethics in the Digital World
This article was very interesting to read and an important topic that both students and teachers should be aware of. I liked how specific questions were discussed and input was given not only by adults but by students to. This was actually a great example of ways teachers could discuss this topic in their own classroom; having an open discussion where everyone can freely express their opinions, listen to each others opinions and provide feedback.
Although I have heard these topics discussed numerous times in other texts I really enjoyed how they looked at both sides. I don't believe I have seen an article that was written in this way before. It was nice to see that so many of the teens mentioned in the article did seem to understand the importance of ethics in technology. The topic of illegal music downloading still seemed to be of great debate for students, a lot of students still think its ok to do. I think though that the effects of downloading illegal music and videos on your computers (viruses and worms) and the fact that it is not so easy to do should decrease the amount of people who are doing it.
This article gave me a little better idea of some of the topics that I should probably address on the trust and privacy page of my GLP website. I sometimes do forget that there are several topics in ethics in technology that should be addressed. I am actually going to double check my website policy to make sure that it is covering all the elements.
Burch, L., Davis, K., James, C., Joseph, B., Katz, S., Santo, R. (2009). Meeting of the Minds: Cross-Generational Dialogue on the Ethics of Digital Life. (Retrieved November 04, 2009 from http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/{b0386ce3-8b29-4162-8098-e466fb856794}/DML-FOCUS-DIALOGUE-REPORT-0910.PDF)
Although I have heard these topics discussed numerous times in other texts I really enjoyed how they looked at both sides. I don't believe I have seen an article that was written in this way before. It was nice to see that so many of the teens mentioned in the article did seem to understand the importance of ethics in technology. The topic of illegal music downloading still seemed to be of great debate for students, a lot of students still think its ok to do. I think though that the effects of downloading illegal music and videos on your computers (viruses and worms) and the fact that it is not so easy to do should decrease the amount of people who are doing it.
This article gave me a little better idea of some of the topics that I should probably address on the trust and privacy page of my GLP website. I sometimes do forget that there are several topics in ethics in technology that should be addressed. I am actually going to double check my website policy to make sure that it is covering all the elements.
Burch, L., Davis, K., James, C., Joseph, B., Katz, S., Santo, R. (2009). Meeting of the Minds: Cross-Generational Dialogue on the Ethics of Digital Life. (Retrieved November 04, 2009 from http://www.macfound.org/atf/cf/{b0386ce3-8b29-4162-8098-e466fb856794}/DML-FOCUS-DIALOGUE-REPORT-0910.PDF)
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Downloadable toolkit
Here is a link to a form that I completed that will be added to my downloadable tool kit.
Consent for student participation
Consent for student participation
Trust Policy reviews
Review of IEARN.com policy
http://media.iearn.org/copyright
This copyright policy is well written and clearly expresses their policy. I particularly like the part where they talk about the use of images “By submitting images, intellectual property and resources, users are hereby agreeing that iEARN (or designated collaborative partner organization) can share these freely within its global learning community for education purposes.” It was well written and easy to understand. The only thing that I didn’t like about their policy was that it was somewhat difficult to find. I had to really search for it, I think it should be easily found.
Review of Facebook Policy
https://www.facebook.com/#!/policy.php
This policy was very long and wordy but covered the information thoroughly. There are a lot of members on facebook which I think is one reason why their policy must be so detailed. My policy will not need to be anywhere close to the length of theirs but I think it provides a good outline of things I may want to include.
http://media.iearn.org/copyright
This copyright policy is well written and clearly expresses their policy. I particularly like the part where they talk about the use of images “By submitting images, intellectual property and resources, users are hereby agreeing that iEARN (or designated collaborative partner organization) can share these freely within its global learning community for education purposes.” It was well written and easy to understand. The only thing that I didn’t like about their policy was that it was somewhat difficult to find. I had to really search for it, I think it should be easily found.
Review of Facebook Policy
https://www.facebook.com/#!/policy.php
This policy was very long and wordy but covered the information thoroughly. There are a lot of members on facebook which I think is one reason why their policy must be so detailed. My policy will not need to be anywhere close to the length of theirs but I think it provides a good outline of things I may want to include.
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