Teaching Ethics to Digital Natives

Brandon SimpsonTiffany Henfling

Brad FoltzRuth 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 ExpectationsAcceptable 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

Purchasing Papers 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

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/how-much-time-do-you-spend-consuming-media-every-day/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/how-much-time-do-you-spend-consuming-media-every-day/

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 CopyrightCorrect! 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 Issue

s

Turn the Paper InNO!  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 SharingYou 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 – DownloadIncorrect – most music is copyrighted and

without permission from the ‘owner’ you may not use it!

Try Again!

Music Sharing – Don’t UseCorrect! 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 $675KIn 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 OnlineWilliam 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 OwnCorrect! 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 HackingJoseph 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 SettingsNo! 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 HelpCorrect! 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 PiratingJake 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 SoftwareNo!"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 AlternativesCorrect!Free alternatives to MS Office

Open Office - Cross Platform Open SourceAbiword - Cross Platform Open SourceNeo Office - Open Source Mac ProgramGoogle Docs - Online Office Suite

Issues

ReferencesDr. William Merrillhttp

://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/how-much-time-do-you-spend-consuming-media-every-day/

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/plagiarismucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/glossary.htmhttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v8n3/faqs.htmlhttp://

www.startribune.com/local/82845122.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU

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.htmhttp://www.flickr.comhttp://portlandk12.org