SAfe and ethical use page Audrey Fields TECH 524

Computer safety online Do not respond to anything or anyone that is mean or makes you uncomfortable Check with an adult before downloading software Do not give out personal information Do not open attachments you are sure of Do not give out my passwords

Computer safety offline Back up data regularly Do not share passwords with friends Make passwords hard to guess Hardware on a firm surface Lock laptops to the desk Be sure your homeowner’s insurance covers using your school computer at home

Social networking dos and don’ts Don’t believe everything you read. Don’t avoid other things to be done. Don’t badmouth other people. Don’t accept people you don’t know as friends. Practice positivity. Pick a safe choice for your settings. Use common sense when posting comments

Ethical use of internet material Printed material must be cited: - Title, Author, Publisher, Year published, when it was accessed Videos must be cited or used as follows: Up to 3 minutes but no more than 10% The clip cannot be changed

Music ethical use Music should not be cut and pasted or used without giving credit to the source Use music and images from Creative Commons or Royalty Free sites Even better, have them create their own music

Copyright guidelines We can use part of someone else’s work but have to give credit when we use too much These works include Printed Material, Illustrations, Music, Video, Internet, Television Some facts: A single illustration is ok but not all works Videos can be used in class by teachers and students can only use a portion of a video in their work Up to10% of music from one artist can be used for school work Images from the internet can be downloaded for schoolwork

Checking for plagiarism There are several free sites that allow you to check students’ work Turnitin.com Quetext.com Plagscan.com Duplichecker.com

Proper citation methods Mostly APA or MLA style Giving credit where credit is due Headers Reference Page Footnotes Cite a book, a website, an article