Chapter 8: Legal and Ethical Use of Technology

Chapter 8:

Legal and Ethical Use of Technology

Ethics in Practice

This activity aims for the students to determine wrong acts or doing with the use of school technologies.

Below are the different situations in the use of school technologies. Place yourself in each situation and internalize on the action you will do to solve the issues.

1.      You as a teacher have purchased educational software for use in your class. Your colleague who is teaching the same subject borrows the purchased software and later installs the software in her own computer without your knowledge. You are aware that what she did was against the law. What will you do with this situation?

·         From the ethical use of technology it is against the law that borrowing without the permission of the owner is strictly forbidden. If I were the teacher who is in this situation first thing I will do is to inform that teacher the  wrong thing she’d done then, I will try to explain the proper ways of copying software from another. Explaining the right and proper way of getting software is the first offense I can give and will not be tolerated further more to avoid sanctions.

2.      You instruct your students that whenever in the computer laboratory, internet access will be allowed for educational purposes only. However, three of your students accessed the internet for downloading of internet games and play while you discuss the lesson. What will you do with these three students? What will you suggest to the school heads to limit the access of downloading internet games?

·         The same with number one question, punishing the students won’t do on their first offense. There are different reasons why they might done that maybe because, they don’t know yet the written rules therefore as a first act, it should be told the rules of the internet laboratory accessed. Afterwards, I will inform the head to strictly monitor students who are using the computers to forbid any misconduct.

3.      You (as a student) are aware that one of your classmates is being cyberbullied by some of your classmates. The victim is losing her self-confidence and self-esteem due to the cyberbullying experiences. What will you do to help the victim and to stop cyberbullying?

·         As a concern citizen and a friend to my classmate, since I’ve already known the laws I should not tolerate and watch them as they cyber-bullied my classmate. I will try to moderate the situation and motivate the victim to not listen about everything they say. Simultaneously, I will immediately seek for counselor to give them the right or proper conduct to avoid cyber-bullying or worst give them the appropriate sanctions.

4.      While the class is busy doing their activity in the computer laboratory, you were requested by your teacher to ask the computer laboratory technician to assist in trouble shooting the computer unit. As you approached the technician, you saw that he was watching a malicious movie. The technician then immediately stopped the movie and told you just to stay quiet. You are aware that it is against the policy of the school. What will you do with this situation? Will you really just keep quiet like what the technician has told you?

·         I will report him to the head or to my teacher then, it’s up to my teacher if she will report him to the school head. But, I believe that everybody deserves a second chance hence, the school should gave him the chance to recall the school policy in terms of being a school technician and if actions still repeatedly do then, laws will make its own way to punish the person.

Name: Jhoana Rose R. De Leon

Date: August 15, 2018

Assessing Effective Implementation of School Policies on the Use of Educational Technology

           

This activity aims to determine the appropriateness and effectiveness of policies on the use of educational technology being employed in schools.

            Get a copy of your school’s policies on the use of educational technology/computers in the laboratory. Assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of each policy by answering the questions below. Support your answer with a brief explanation.

1.      Are the policies appropriate for the use of school technology?

·         Yes, there is an appropriate labels and procedures on how to effectively use the computers and there are also precautions.

2.      Are the policies effective?

·         Sometimes. Because according to the resource teacher there are still some students who didn’t follow the rules. With this, strictly monitoring the students while using the laboratory should be given attention.

3.      Are the policies stated clearly?

·         The policies are stated clearly and described well together with the sanctions if by some manners, it’s been violated.

4.      Do the policies say what academic officials, teachers, staff, and students should and should not do with the school’s technology?

·         Yes, only the official technician could handle things that related with technology inside campus except when necessary needed to act personally.

5.      Are the penalties for violating the policies stated?

·         Yes. The sanctions are being stated clearly included on the policies of the school laboratory usage. There are penalty levels for every violated law.

6.      Are the policies fair enough with all the users of school technology?

·         The policies being implemented were done through processes, it considers many aspects before it was approved therefore, I believe that before the policies even take place the consideration for fair use and judgment are being considered hence, for all kind of users.

7.      Are there policies that you would like to remove or revise? Why? What will you change them with?

·         Actually, the policies are good enough but, to make amendments there should be a re-consideration of every rule depending on every aspect. With that, we should be able to monitor if the policies are being followed.

Name: Jhoana Rose R. De Leon

Date: August 16, 2018

Perfecting Policy Proposal

           

This activity aims to develop student’s awareness with the do’s and don’ts in using school technologies.

            This activity will be done by group (with 3 members in each group). Imagine that one of you is an academic official, a teacher, and a student. Being representatives of the different sectors of educational institution, propose school policies on the effective use of technology in teaching and learning. Write your proposal below.

Mount Carmel College

Baler, Aurora

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Proposal Policies of Technology Usage in Teaching and Learning

1.      The school computer laboratory is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Saturday.

2.      Use the computers wisely.

3.      Do not use the computer laboratory for any personal purposes (non-school business).

4.      Do not eat inside the computer laboratory.

5.      Keep quiet while inside the room.

6.      Ask for permission when copying data from the system.

7.      Do not install any software without the notice of laboratory technician.

8.      Bring Internet Card whenever to use computers. Borrowing another card will receive its equivalent sanction.

9.      Eating inside the computer laboratory is prohibited.

10.  A proper process for borrowing technological aids from school should be maintained.

11.  Maintain the cleanliness of it.

12.  Get an advise on the staff of the computer if there’s a problem on the PC.