By Reneathia Daniel (Previously EDU 655) Redesigned for EDU - 697

According to dictionary.com, ethics are the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc..

Code of Ethics for computer use , is a written set of expectations and definitions of what is considered appropriate or acceptable use that is published for users to follow (Lever-Duffy, 2011).

The TEACH Act, an acronym for the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act, gives more freedom to accredited, nonprofit educational institutions to use copyright protected materials in distance education including on Web sites and by other digital means (Lin, 2007). This a good way to protect the use of information with out plagiarism coming to play.

Legal Copyright and fair use (use of other content according to TEACH) Privacy (protection of students information) Acceptable use (use of technology appropriately) Software piracy (copying software) Social The digital divide (technologic literacy vs illiteracy) Cyber bullying (use of technology to cause harm) Online Interaction (improper imaging) Ethical Freedom of speech (opinionated content) Privacy (privacy vs control and monitoring) Academic dishonesty (cheating, using someone else's work, etc.) (Lever-Duffy, 2011)

ethics. (n.d.). The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethics Lever-Duffy, J. (2011). Teaching and learning with technology, 4th edition. Lin, H. (2007). The ethics of instructional technology: issues and coping strategies experienced by professional technologists in design and training situations in higher education. Educational Technology Research and Development, 55, 411-437. Retrieved from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/ed690mb/ethics.pdf