 Legal Issues-copyright and fair use, privacy, software piracy, acceptable use  Social Issues- digital divide, cyber bullying, online interaction  Ethical Issues- freedom of speech, privacy, academic dishonesty

 Copyright is protecting author’s work which means whatever work that the author created cannot be used by anyone.  There are many types of content such as books, plays, songs, films, artwork, and poems. All of these contents are protected by copyright.  Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right of the author’s work protected by copyright  Fair use guidelines describe circumstances under which a teacher can use copyrighted materials in face-to-face instruction

 Privacy  Privacy is one of the most significant issues in the Digital Age  Everyone has the right to privacy their personal information such as name, phone number, address, etc  Teachers should protect their students’ privacy

 Software Piracy  It is a violation of copyright laws to make and distribute copies of software or install illegal copies of software on multiple machines when only one copy was purchased.  A teacher should aware of this policy so that he/she can teach students to not violate the policy.

 Acceptable Use  Protecting students from inappropriate behaviors and information that are on the Internet  It is important that teachers should explain their expectations of classroom behavior, and expectations of how the Internet should be used in the classroom. this can be done through a code of ethics. (written expectations and definitions of what is considered appropriate or acceptable use)  Many school systems have filtering software that filters out unacceptable Internet sites.

 Digital Divide  Refers to the gap between those who have access to digital technology and those who don’t  The Federal Commerce Commission has established an education rate, a discounted cost for telecommunications service fro community access centers to make technology broadly available to all citizens.

 Cyber bullying  The use of the Internet, cell phones or other devices to hurt or embarrass other people.

 Online Social Interaction  Educators need to help children and teens to become aware of the potential problems arising from inappropriate activities on the Internet social networking sites  A prime example of online social interaction is Sexting. Teens want to get the attention and interest of opposite sex so they send text messages that include nude images of themselves.

 Freedom of Speech  Everyone has the right to communicate one’s ideas and opinions.  The content on the Internet is not regulated and, as a result does contain materials that are objectionable and inappropriate for children.  Schools can make a reasonable effort to curb access to objectionable materials by monitoring and filtering software and by teacher observation.

 Privacy  A second ethical issue arising in the Digital Age is privacy versus control and monitoring.  In schools, the primary responsibility is the safety of the students. Need to monitor students’ activities to see if these activities are appropriate and expected.

 Academic Dishonesty  Since it is too easy to manipulate and share digital data, there are numerous problems relating to academic dishonesty.  There are some web sites that offer students services to write papers for them  A school can install or use online, Anti-plagiarism software to compare student’s work with well- known authors’ work.

 Lever-Duffy, Judy, and Jean B. McDonald. Teaching and Learning with Technology. 4th ed. Boston. Pearson Education, Print.  KidsHeath, Cyberbullying. School and Family Life. Web, 2012  EducationWorld, Techonolgy. Schools, the Internet, and Copyright Law. Web, 2011