Legal and Ethical Use
Chapter 10
Copyright and Intellectual Property
When using digital resources in a classroom, you must keep in mind that there are copyright laws pertaining to using someone else's work. Such as: Fair Use, Public Domain and Creative Commons Licensing.
Fair Use
the portion of the U.S. copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the use of the copyright holder
Public Domain
creative works or information that are not "owned" by an individual but considered part of the common culture
Creative Commons Licensing
guidelines whereby content creators allow or limit your use to copy, edit, remix, build upon, or distribute all or parts of their work
Academic Intergrity
This is the moral code or ethical policy of academia. This includes values such as: plagiarism, avoidance of cheating, and honesty.
Plagiarism
the act of presenting another's work or ideas as your own
Cheating
to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination
Protecting Confidential Data
confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise that limits access or places restrictions on certain types of information
Responsible Use of Technology Resources
Although, technology is beneficial to our society many people abuse it. While using the internet keep in mind tips about internet safety, avoiding malicious software, and preventing threatening or unlawful online interactions.
Internet Safety
- Screen Name. When creating your screen name, do not include personal information like your last name or date of birth.
- Passwords. Don’t share your password with anyone but your parents. When you use a public computer make sure you logout of the accounts you’ve accessed before leaving the terminal.
- Photos. Don’t post photos or videos online without getting your parents’ permission.
- Online Friends. Don’t agree to meet an online friend unless you have your parents’ permission. Unfortunately, sometimes people pretend to be people they aren't. Remember that not everything you read online is true.
- Online Ads. Don’t buy anything online without talking to your parents first. Some ads may try to trick you by offering free things or telling you that you have won something as a way of collecting your personal information.
- Downloading. Talk to your parents before you open an email attachment or download software. Attachments sometimes contain viruses. Never open an attachment from someone you don’t know.
- Social Networking. Many social networking websites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Second Life and MySpace) and blog hosting websites have minimum age requirements to signup. These requirements are there to protect you!
- Research. Talk to your librarian, teacher or parent about safe and accurate websites for research. The public library offers lots of resources. If you use online information in a school project make sure you explain where you got the information.
Malicious Software
any software that brings harm to a computer system it can be in the form of worms, viruses, trojans, spyware, adware and rootkits, etc., which steal protected data, delete documents or add software not approved by a user
Threatening/ Unlawful Online Interactions
- Threats. spoken or written words tending to intimidate or menace others
- Cyberbullying. Don’t send or respond to mean or insulting messages. Tell your parents if you receive one. If something happens online that makes you feel uncomfortable, talk to your parents or to a teacher at school.