Seminar Two
INF161
What is copyright?
"Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatics, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed." excerpt from Copyright in General
Copyright on Campus Video
Unsecure Wi-Fi Networks Can Be Dangerous
Unsecure networks give hackers opportunities to steal information off of your computer. Think about all of the information you have saved (user names and passwords, credit card numbers, important documents with your personal information, such as social security numbers, etc.). Hackers can steal every stroke you make on your computer if they break in via a hot spot or unsecured network. Beware of public WiFi connections! The following article has suggestions on how to remain safe when using public WiFi networks.
What can happen to those who are illegally downloading? $150,000 fine? Yikes!
Movie Studio targets Consumers for Illegal Downloads:http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Movie-Studio-Targets-Consumers-For-Illegal-Downloads-257608961.html
Plagiarism: What is it?
There are so many resources available on plagiarism. The Baker College librarians have created an Academic Integrity Research Guideand another one on APA Help so you know how to avoid plagiarism when writing papers and completing projects.
Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism
Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism
Social Networking: Privacy and Trouble Questions
What is your story? Do you know anyone who has put something on a social networking site that they shouldn't have posted? What happened? Could the person delete their post? Does the post ever go away? My story: I was a parent involved with athletics when my younger son was in school. Because of his involvement with the football team, as a football player, he had several friends (girls) who were cheerleaders. The girls decided to have a summer gathering in which several pictures were taken and put on FaceBook. Several of the pictures had girls holding red solo cups. Of course, it was all circumstantial that there was alcohol in those cups- I guess it should be "innocent until proven guilty"; however, the athletic department decided to suspend some of the girls in those pictures from several games. They made a point to tell every player on every team at the high school that this will happen to anyone who is not smart enough to protect their privacy on social networks. This leads me to this question:
- Is it fair for teachers, administrators, bosses, to be looking at your personal social networking accounts and using what they find against you? Why or why not?
Other questions:
What type of information should we be careful about when sharing information publicly?
Cyber-bullying is becoming a real problem. Do you know anyone who has been bullied via the computer? What a cowardly way to tease someone! I found a very helpful site that contains testimonials, real life stories, updates, blogs, and advice for educators, parents, and teens
Some additional articles: How To Maintain Your Privacy On Social Networking SItes