1. Issues with Computer Use in the Classroom
What Every Teacher Needs to Know

2. Ethical Issues Special needs students How hardware & software can help
Disabilities
Limited English proficiency
Gifted and talented students
How hardware & software can help

3. Ethical Issues, continued
Socioeconomic equity
Gender equity
Computer as a tool
Software choices
MySpace, blogs, podcasting, instant messaging, and other new features

4. Logistical Issues Time to complete assignments Storage of student work
Maximizing student work time in the lab
Helpers
Rules
Traffic patterns in the lab
Effective use of computer time

5. Moral Issues Pornography & other inappropriate sites Prevention
Filtered search engines
Monitoring use of computers
SynchronEyes
Blocking/filtering software (Bess, etc.)

6. Moral Issues, continued
Dealing with it
AUP
Classroom rules
Evaluating web information

7. Societal Issues E-pals Stalkers Hate sites Violence
Bullies, cliques, rumors
Code words & abbreviations

8. Legal Issues Plagiarism, copyright law, & citations
Software piracy and bootlegging
Privacy issues
Fraud and marketing schemes
Hackers
Physical abuse of computers
Viruses
Identity theft