Technology
is having as significant an influence on education as it is on society
in general. Consider the legal, social, and ethical issues arising from
the implementation of current and emerging technology in schools. What
three issues do you think are the most critical to teachers? Explain
each issue, and justify your selection of them as the most critical
issues.
One issue that is critical to our schools is acceptable use. If teachers are going to teach their students about technology, they must also teach them the proper way to use it. Students should understand there are also laws that govern the way the internet should be used.
Another critical issues is privacy. Students must know what they should and should not provide online. They should also understand the difference between credible sources and those that are only trying to scam them.
The last critical issues I chose is cyberbullying. The internet is a great tool to connect the world. However, this connection can also bring bullying into the students' home. Therefore, with cyberbullying the student does not have a true safe place. Instead, we need to teach our students how to properly communicate online.
The reason I chose these three issues is because I believe they are related and important to our students not only now but in the future.
I agree that Privacy is an issue. Students need to learn early on about the different between reliable and unrealiable websites. This will become useful to them when research for papers and other things. Cyberbullying is a huge issue too. I think students don't always realize that it is considered bullying through the internet, and we as teachers need to educate them on this particular issue and how to communicate appropriately through internet sources.
ReplyDeleteCyberbullying is a huge issue and must be closely monitored by teachers. Students need to be properly educated on how to handle if they are cyberbullied.
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