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)
I think it is a good idea that we all go back and look at our website policy after reading this study. Even though we are all involved in technology we do have different ideas when it comes to privacy, credibility and ownership than the students who will be participating in our GLPs. Even though digital ethics is not the main subject of any of our GLPs it is a great opportunity to instill some of those ideas or ethics into the students indirectly through their participation in our projects.
ReplyDeleteYes, its an excellent opportunity for teachers to remind their students about what is proper manners online. I wonder if adding in a lesson plan (maybe one that we have reviewed)on digital citizenship somewhere on my website would be helpful to teachers?
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea! Just an optional resource if the teacher would like to incorporate it as a prep before starting the GLP.
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