Social, Ethical and Legal Issues Madeline Webb

 Legal Issues  Social Issues  Ethical Issues

 Copyright and fair use  Privacy  Acceptable Use  Software Piracy

 Copyright  Copyright protects the rights of the owner of intellectual property.  Fair Use  Refers to guidelines that describe how and under what circumstances a teacher can use copyrighted materials in face-to-face instruction.  TEACH Act offers similar guidelines for distance learning.

 Refers to a students right to privacy.  One of the most significant issues in the implementation of technology in classrooms.  ADA Compliance Privacy vs. Safety.

 A teacher’s method of steps taken to ensure students’ acceptable use of technology

 occurs by copying software to share with others  Or installing software on multiple machines when only one copy was purchased.

 The Digital Divide  Cyber Bullying  Online Interaction

 The separation between those who have access to technology and those who does not

 Technology makes us available 24/7, 7 days a week.  Cyber bullying targets students with the intent to harm or embarrass them through the use of technology.

 Freedom of Speech  Academic Dishonesty

 Regulating Internet content for the protection of children on the internet  Does this violate the Constitutional right of Free Speech?

 Cheating  Plagiarism

Lever-Duffy, J., McDonald, J. (2011). Teaching and Learning with Technology, 4 th Edition. Pearson Education. Boston, MA.