NETS-T4

 

4. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

 

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

 

 

a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources

 

 

b. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources

 

 

c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

 

 

d. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools

 

 

Reflection-4: 

 

 

When students conduct research or browse the Internet in quest of academic resources, it may seem as if there's no barrier to what they can freely copy or use to satisfy their assignments. Experienced teachers are indubitably mindful that many students would deliberately or aberrantly engage in plagiarism at any given opportunity. Indeed, people are no different when operating in a virtual world. They do not just stop being who they are in the real world. Teachers must then stretch their students' consciousness about the validity of intellectual property, instill in them a firm understanding of the notion of copyright, and promote ethical behaviors that are reflective of the 21st century digital citizens. Educators, also, have the obligation to look into the implications surrounding copyright related issues. There are times that educators inadvertently or erroneously engage in copyright violations because of uncertainty attributable to a lack of information pertaining to copyright. Students then will be better equipped to be responsible citizens in the use of technology and information. They will display digital etiquette and cultural understanding in their virtual and physical interactions with other students from various backgrounds. 

 

Artifacts-4:

 

 

 

This artifact                            is a Pecha-Kucha presentation that touches upon the implications and pre-distorted notions about Copyright and the Doctrine of Fair Use. It allows students to exibit ethical behaviors in their use of technology and information. 

 

The following artifact contains a digital story, a lesson plan, and a storyboard. In this presentation students conduct research and use digital tools to display their understanding of copyright by citing their work. 

 

Unit Plan-4: 

 

The Pecha-Kucha and the storyboard presentations were completed projects that are part of the master's degree in the Educational Technology program at NJCU. They cover all the standards contained in Nets-4.