The Legal, Social,

and Ethical Issues of

Technology in
Education
Prepared by: Esther Bernardo
TOPICS OF
IMPORTANCE
Ethical Issues for Safety
and Security
Digital Divide
Legal Use of Digital Media
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Ethical # Social Networking

Issues for # Acceptable Use Policies

Safety and # Netiquette

Security # Cyber bullying

# Student Data
# Internet Privacy

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 SOCIAL
NETWORKING
#A broad class of websites and services
that allow you to connect with others
online as well as meet people with
similar interests or hobbies.
# Examples#
Facebook
# Myspace
# Twitter
# Instagram
Acceptable Use
Policies
# This is a policy set up by
the network
administrator or other
school leaders that are
set to agree with their
technology needs and
safety concerns.

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Netiquette
Refers to the online
code of what is
appropriate and in
good taste for
internet users
#Contraction of
the words “ net ”
(from internet)
and “ etiquette.
#Poor choices
online can leadto
bad
consequences.
Cyber Bullying
# Bullying which is carried
out through a social
networking site, but can also
include through other
technologies such as text
messaging.
# Different from regular
bullying:more invasive, wider
audience, can be done at
anytime, anyplace.
# One of the faster growing
bullying trends among teens
today.
Student Data
# New computer technologies
for gathering, storing,
manipulating, and
communicating data are
revolutionizing the use and
spread ofinformation
# Student’s have the right to
control use of information that
is related to themselves.
Internet Privacy
# Every move made online is being Sales
tracked.
# IP addresses can trace location.
# Be aware of what private
information you make available
online.
Operations

# Protect passwords and do not leave

confidential information up for others to
see.
Marketing

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Digital The digital divide is the lack of
access to information
Divide and communications technologies
by segments of the community

# Gender
# Socio Economic
# Race
# Resource Equity
# Teacher Bias
Gender
125

# Women and men use

internet differently
# Men are more driven
100

by IT, where as women

are more passive in their 75

role as technology
users. 50

# Men favor video

games 25

# Women favor
chatting, email
0
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 Socio Economic
Many people A lot of
living in poverty technology is
do not get the expensive and
same people living in
technological poverty cannot
resources as afford them, as
others, leaving they are not a
them farther necessity.
behind in the
digital divide.
Race
# Disadvantaged minority
groups fall behind in
informational technology skills
because of limited access due
to their socio economic
standings.
# This can cause an even larger
digital divide because the
minorities will not have practice
with informational technology
skills which are one of the top
careers of today.
 RESOURCE EQUITY

# Having # This is # Equal access

equal access to important part is important to
technology of a quality help bridge the
education gap in the
digital divide.
 TEACHER BIAS
THE WAY A TEACHER TEACHES WITH
TECHNOLOGY AND USES IT IN THE
CLASSROOM CAN AFFECT HOW STUDENTS
USE AND UNDERSTAND USING TECHNOLOGY.
Legal Use Of
Digital Media
# Copyright
# Fair Use
# Creative Commons
 # Gives creator right to reproduce, distribute,

Copyright
perform and display his/her work.
# Copyright protection protects the creator
from others stealing ideas as their own and
taking money and association of what is
rightfully theirs.
# A teacher must make sure the materials
they use in the classroom are not breaking
copyright laws, they can do so by purchasing
materials from the creator / publisher or using
materials that are marked as “free” to use in
the classroom under whatever rules the
publisher claims.
Fair Use
# Fair use is a doctrine in the
United States copyright law that
allows limited use of copyrighted
material without requiring
permission from the right
holders. # Four factors to lookat:
purpose, nature, amount, effect.
C re a tiv e
Commons
Creative Commons' licenses allow One of the primary uses of a
others to copy and distribute the Creative Commons license is to
work under specific conditions, allow people to copy the material
and general descriptions, legal as long as it is not used for
clauses and HTML tags for search commercial use.
engines are provided for several
license options.
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