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Hello, everyone. I hope you are having a most wonderful day. Today, we're going to be looking at the concept of cyber ethics. And for today's lesson, I've chosen to take a quote by Horace, which states, "your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze." I think this is a lovely quote when we talk about ethics.
By the end of the lesson today, you should be able to describe specifically the 3 C's Framework. You should be able to explain the cyber-ethics section of this framework and illustrate what you will teach your students about the elements of cyber-ethics. So let's focus in first on the 3 C's Framework. What is it?
Well, very specifically, the 3 C's Framework is a framework developed by Dr. Pruitt-Mentle. She is an educational researcher who created a theoretical framework for really focusing and promoting the responsible use of technology. Her framework is exceptionally qualified and has been adopted by many different state departments of education as well as various leading internet safety curriculum providers.
What her framework does is look at three major areas, first focusing in on cyber-safety, then looking at cybersecurity, and, finally, looking at the concept of cyber-ethics. Now you'll notice that there is some overlap between these three major areas. But her framework really focuses in on breaking them apart so that we can clearly talk about each individual element. So let's focus in on that concept of cyber-ethics, specifically, first, what it is.
Cyber-ethics can really be defined as using appropriate ethical behavior online. This looks at both the rights and the responsibilities that we have when interacting with other people online and making sure that what we are putting forward in that online environment and through our digital media is really a good representation of who we are and the best possible version of who we want to be. Let's look now at what you want to teach your students about the specific elements of cyber-ethics.
It's really important that your students understand and follow the acceptable use policies that are put out there by your school and the community. It's really important that students understand that each and every school is going to have a slightly different acceptable use policy and that if those aren't followed closely and understood, there can be pretty serious personal consequences. For example, I know at the school I teach at that if students have a number of infractions with this acceptable use policy, they can lose the right to access technology at school altogether, which can really hinder their ability to learn along with the rest of their classmates.
It's also important that we teach our students to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism really is an ethical issue because it involves students knowingly or sometimes unknowingly taking work that other people have done and either passing it off on our own or not giving that other person adequate reference. It's also important that we teach our students that cyberbullying is a huge ethical infringement. We should not only be teaching them to recognize the signs of cyberbullying but also that they have a responsibility to stand up to and help create solutions for that cyberbullying.
It's important to teach our students to demonstrate this ethical and legal behavior, that they can really be a role model when communicating digitally. And, finally, to remind them that in terms of digital etiquette, there are appropriate times and places for using digital media and times when we need to put that away. And being an ethical user and a digital citizen really means knowing when to not interact digitally.
Now that we're done with our lesson, let's review. You should now be able to describe the 3 C's Framework. You should be able to explain the cyber-ethics section of this framework, illustrate what to teach your students about cyber-ethics, what specifically you want to make sure they know.
Now I would like to take just a moment for reflection. As you reflect on the information covered in cyber-ethics, what do you think will be the first step that you might take as you begin to implement the elements of cyber-ethics into your curriculum? It's your turn now to apply what you've learned in this video. The additional resources section could be super helpful to you. This section is designed to help you discover useful ways to apply what you've learned here. And each link includes a brief description so that you can easily target the resources that you want.
(00:00-00:19) Intro
(00:20-00:39) Objectives
(00:40-01:43) The 3 Cs Framework
(01:44-02:21) What is Cyber Ethics?
(02:22--04:30) What Should You Teach Your Students about Cyber Ethics?
(04:31-04:51) Review
(04:42-05:35) Reflection
Internet Safety (resource list)
This web page offers an overview of resources for teachers to use when teaching cyber ethics and safety.http://www.connectsafely.org/g...
The Challenge of Teaching Ethics in Technology
This article from the University of Connecticut Digital Commons considers challenges faced in teaching cyber-ethics in today's technology rich classrooms. This article explores challenges and offers practical solutions for teaching cyber-ethics to students.
http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=nera_2010