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Computer Ethics Project
Guidelines

GPS Standards: IT-IDT-10 Describe, analyze, develop and follow policies for
managing ethical and legal issues in the business world and in a technology-
based society.
10.2 Recognize the ethical and legal issues while accessing, creating, and using digital
tools and resources in order to make informed decisions.
10.5 Describe personal and legal consequences of inappropriate use of resources and
online content.
a. Plagiarism, piracy, illegal downloading, copy-right infringement, licensing
infringement, inappropriate use of software, hardware and mobile devices.
10.6 Identify security issues and trends affecting computers and information privacy.

Introduction
This lesson was developed because of a need for high school students to know and
understand the ethical use of Internet and computer technology. A lack of student
understanding of ethical use of Internet and computer technology has been observed
by educators, heads of business, and the communications media for several years. A
committee at our high school called the Goals Committee identified the necessity of
instructing students in ethical use of the Internet and computer technology resources.
Many instructors had complained that students were copying and pasting information
from the Internet and handing it in as their own work. Some students were also
wasting time playing games on the Internet or spending a lot of time in chat rooms.
The Goals Committee recommended that the students be required to learn about
ethical use of the Internet and computer resources, and that it should be taught along
with the current computer curriculum. The media has also reported the problems high
schools and universities have had with students handing in plagiarized work or papers
purchased over the Internet.

Students will work in groups of 2. Each group will select a topic to

research.

Upon completion of this project the students will demonstrate an

understanding of ethics related to computer technology by producing an
electronic presentation (PowerPoint, Powtoon, Animoto, Prezi) capable of
teaching other students about:

1. What is Copyright and how does it affect the use of

Written work on the Internet
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Computer Software
Pictures on the Internet
Music on the Internet
Movies on the Internet
2. Giving Credit where Credit is Due (Plagiarism)
3. Privacy on the Internet; Identity Theft and Prevention
4. E-mail Uses and Abuses
5. Mobile Devices- Pros & Cons, Dos and Donts) Cell Phone Etiquette
6. Computer Forensics and Hacking
7. Appropriate use of Chat Rooms Pros & Cons
8. Software Piracy
9. Appropriate Use of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) Dos and
Donts
10. Sexting
11. Snap Chat and Web Cams
12. Computer Ethics

Guidelines

Each team will select 1 topic to research the ethical issues above. They
must include the following information.

1. Research the topic and obtain a definition and other relevant

information
You may use the following website for definitions:
http://www.webopedia.com or https://techterms.com/

2. Give examples
3. Obtain a Current Event News Article about the topic-
Summarize: Include Name of Article, Web Address, Summary and
Outcome/punishment
4. Create a source page/reference page
5. Create a Presentation. You may use any presentation software
(PowerPoint, Powtoon, Animoto, Prezi, etc.).
6. Include graphics, transitions and a design template. At Least 10 Slides
(Title and Ending Slide)

7. Cite your Source

8. Upload to Edmodo when complete.
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This project is due on Wednesday, November 29, 2017

INTERNET NOTE-TAKING GUIDE

Topic: ______________________________________
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First note your source.

Author, (date of publication), Title of Article, retrieved todays date,
URL http://www.sampleurl.org
Look for -
What Is It About?
Can I Define It?
What Are The Main Points?
What Quote Or Quotes Could I Use?
How Could I Summarize It?
Site 1
Source:
Notes:

Comments:

Site 2
Source:
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Notes:

Comments:

Site 3
Source:
Notes: