Cyber+Ethics

=Ethical Use of Technology=


 * Digital Citizenship and Creative Content- This four-unit program creates awareness around the issue of creative content and is designed to foster a better understanding of the rights connected with it. Aligned with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st Century Learner, the lessons are targeted for middle and high school students in grades 8-10.
 * Cybercitizenship.org - a cybercitizenship awareness program
 * Digizen.org- information for educators, parents, caregivers, and young people. Strengthens awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible DIGItal citiZENS.

Digital Piracy

 * Don't Copy That 2 - video follows MC Double Def DP on his ongoing crusade against piracy in the digital age
 * The True Cost of Piracy - embeddable infographic

Copyright and Plagiarism

 * Avoiding Plagiarism - from the Purdue Online Writing Lab
 * Cheater, Cheater: A Look at Cheating and Plagiarism in the Digital Age - embeddable infographic
 * Plagiarism Explained by Commoncraft- video introduction of the basics of plagiarism and how to avoid it, told via a story of a student completing an assignment
 * Teaching Copyright- curriculum and website to help educators explore copyright issues in their classrooms, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Evaluating Online Content

 * Critical Evaluation of Online Information - Kathy Schrock's collection of tools for evaluating web site information
 * Online Hate: An Introduction

Good Manners for the Online World

 * Beyond Netiquette: Reclaiming Civility in the Digital Age - especially for parents
 * Digital Etiquette - video cartoon from BrainPOP