Ethics

==What characteristics should a person have in order to be a productive member of the digital world? What do students need to know in order to be responsible in that world? Here we will take a look at the world of ethics as it pertains to the World Wide Web. ==

Brain Pop is a great educational resource for introducing topics or assessing what students have learned. Brain Pop offers a lesson on "Digital Citizenship" as well as "Digital Etiquette", "Information Privacy", "Online Safety", "Plagiarism", "Copyright", "Cyberbullying" and much much more in the area of Internet and computer topics.







===This is a Web site dedicated to helping teachers and other educational leaders deal with the issue of digital citizenship. There are plenty of teaching resources and support for how help students become more responsible online community members. ===



 ===Here is a great clip for introducing the concept of what it means to be responsible online. It would provide students a chance to ask questions and would open up for some great discussions. === media type="youtube" key="za2NQJDIxWs" height="390" width="640"

===Here is a video from FOSI's 2010 Annual Conference. Frank Gallagher of Cable in the Classroom led the discussion which included a panel speakers. These speakers included: Anne Collier, ConnectSafely; Mike Ribble, Author; Linda Burch, Common Sense Media; Charles "Chuck" Saylors, National PTA. ===

It's a little long but it brings up some great questions and different perspectives on such an important issue.
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