4.2 Safe, Healthy, Legal & Ethical Use
Candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. (PSC 4.2/ISTE 5b)
Artifact: Fair Use and Copyright Presentation (ITEC 7445)
Engaging Students with Flickr and the Creative Commons
Keeping Students Safe in the Classroom
Reflection:Researching and creating a presentation on Fair Use and Copyright was a requirement of ITEC 7445, Multimedia and Web Design and Development in Education. In this presentation, I reported on the most common misinterpretations of the laws regulating Copyright and Fair Use, as well as ways in which teachers can encourage students to grow as writers by using course literature as source text without creating situations that encourage plagiarism. Lastly, I provided sample assignments and evaluated them for potential violations.
Through the research and presentation of these artifacts, I was able to demonstrate mastery of standard 4.2, which says that candidates must “model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies.”
If I revised the presentation to present to my faculty in the future, I would need to be certain that I included sample assignments and evaluation scenarios that represent all of the departments within the school. The original presentation is primarily focused on literature, as that is what I teach (both in French and in English). However, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, it is important to relate course material to all departments so that all staff members can understand what is expected of them legally as well as what they can do to promote digital literacy among students.
Through the research and presentation of these artifacts, I was able to demonstrate mastery of standard 4.2, which says that candidates must “model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies.”
- In the presentation, I began by explaining both the legal and ethical uses of information and technologies. I proceeded to illustrate ways in which source text can be used to inspire original work that does not violate the laws regulating copyright and Fair Use. At the conclusion, I asked viewers to evaluate three classroom scenarios for potential violations, which both models and promotes safe, healthy, and legal uses of digital information.
- In the first blog entry, I model ways that teachers could use Flickr and the Creative Commons to encourage safe and health search search techniques, as well as legal and ethical uses of the images found online.
- In the second blog entry, I provide advice to teachers on ways to keep students safe when using the Internet, both in the classroom for academic purpose and at home for social and personal reasons.
If I revised the presentation to present to my faculty in the future, I would need to be certain that I included sample assignments and evaluation scenarios that represent all of the departments within the school. The original presentation is primarily focused on literature, as that is what I teach (both in French and in English). However, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, it is important to relate course material to all departments so that all staff members can understand what is expected of them legally as well as what they can do to promote digital literacy among students.
