Ethics

 

 

 

I decided to pick a topic this week that relates to our current module and also confuses me. I think it confuses many other people as well. When talking about ethics in non computer fields I have learned that there are some tricky situations where you need to use your gut feeling to determine what is right and wrong. When knowing what you can and cant do with computers in my opinion is a little more difficult.




Before I go into talking about fair use policies let me give everyone some background on the small daily struggles I have encountered. First when wanting to share a PowerPoint or other presentation with colleagues. Is it appropriate to "use" these resources at a team or school level? Next things like using pictures and other media in my Office Mixes. I sometimes feel confused if they resources are "fair use" or not.

So I have always heard about fair use and how great it is for teachers. One day when wanting to use some type of media and share it with colleagues I was frustrated I did not know what was allowed and not allowed to be used and shared

EME5050 post 2 thoughts

Hello all!

I have been extremely busy as many others I'm sure are. For my post though I would like to discuss one to one environments. I love teaching in a one to one environment. There are so many positives but today I am going to talk about the negatives. When teaching Elementary school just telling the students where to go and what site to use usually doesn't fly. You need to be methodical and have your materials which in this environment includes computers, web browsers, internet sites, Power Points and other media in place. On top of that you must have a way for the students to access that information. It can be extremely frustrating when a handful of students cannot access the OneNote you created. The alternative is to have a paper and pencil activity ready for these students if and when the technology fails. Isn't the point of using this technology to save time? If I spend the bulk of my energy creating amazing One Notes for my class I don't have extra time to make a separate paper lesson just in case. What are your thoughts on technology failing and how teachers can save time when it does?