2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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.

6.  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.

7.  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.

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

9.  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.

10.  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.

11.  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.

12.  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.

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