Digital Citizenship Project

Technology and EducationJanuary 30,2012

By: Ashlee Whitsey

Netiquette on Social Media Sites

• According to the author, Roblyer (2007). Netiquette are guidelines that govern behavior when communicating on the Internet.

• Netiquette is the way people communicate using the Internet effectively and how they operate the Internet through cyber activity.

Netiquette on Social Media Sites

DO DON ‘TBe Generous Mass Message People

Invite with Care Don’t Be Rude or AbusiveCopy with Caution Avoid Coarse, or Rough Language

Use Appropriate Language Don’t Creep

Copyright and Fair Use

• Copyright- A property right attached to an original work of art or literature. It grants the author exclusive rights to duplicate, dispense, adjust, and display the protected work.

Copyright and Fair Use

• Fair Use- allows teachers to use copyrighted materials for educational purposes.

Copyright and Fair Use

• Fair rules for media:• Print-A chapter from a book, short essay or short poem, cartoon

or picture from a book.• Music-Single copy for teacher and up to 10 percent of the

musical composition.• Video-Teachers can use up to 3 minutes or 10 percent of video.• Photographs- Single copy for teachers and no more than 5

images of an artist/photographer. No more than 10 percent or 15 percent images, whichever is less, from a collection.

• Poetry- Copies of a poem of 250 words or less that exists on two pages or less or 250 words from a longer poem.

Plagiarism

• When a person uses another persons words or work without given credit to that person.

• How to avoid it? Cite your sources• Ways that technology helps teachers

recognize and stop plagiarism: Plagiarism Prevention Websites-

http:// www.turnitin.com http://www.mydropbox.com/

Safety on the Internet

• Identify theft-Personal information that can be used to identify you, credit card.

• Reputation Management-Make sure rumors are being reported and do not spread rumors.

• Passwords- Use as many passwords as possible to protect files and prevent anyone from logging into your computer.

• Cyber bullying-The use of technology for social cruelty.• Cyber stalking- An individual who uses the Internet to

hurt others.

Safety on your Computer

• Virus- The purpose of doing harm to programs, data, and hardware on a computer system.

• Phishing-Is a way to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.

• Trojan horses-Program in which malicious or harmful code is contained inside apparently harmless programming or data.

• Worms-Is a self-replicating malware computer program, which uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computers on the network).

Works Cited

• “Boy on computer.” Clip Art: Microsoft Office (2009). Retrieved on January 29, 2012. • Education World Technology Center: Tools for Teaching Cyber Ethics (2011). Cyber safety. Retrieved on January 29, 2012 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech055.shtm• Netiquette: Rules of Behavior on the Internet (2012). Retrieved on January 29, 2012 from http://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet• Plagiarisma.net (2012). Retrieved on January 29, 2012 from http://plagiarisma.net/• Roblyer, M.D. (2010). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching 5th edition. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall