Learning Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: An Ethics Guide for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Others Who Care About Computer-Using Young People - Softcover

Johnson, Doug

 
9781586831318: Learning Right from Wrong in the Digital Age: An Ethics Guide for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Others Who Care About Computer-Using Young People

Synopsis

Young computer users face ethical decisions every day. Make sure they know right from wrong.|When students start using computers and networks, they start operating in a new, virtual world. Suddenly, behavioral lines blur: is it OK to download text from a website right into a term paper? What should you say about computer chat rooms or copying software programs? This new thoughtful and carefully written book helps youâe"and your studentsâe"understand todayâeTMs information technology ethics, from downloading explicit pictures to guessing passwords to respect for privacy, property, and the law.||âe¢ Help students explore the ethics of digital technology|âe¢ Includes the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics with key moral imperatives for students of all ages

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About the Author

Doug Johnson is director of Media and Technology at I.S.D. 77 Mankato Public Schools in Minnesota.

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