Digital Ethics & Copyright

Digital Ethics

Your digital portfolio demonstrates your basic, moderate, or advanced understanding of "digital ethics" and "digital literacy." Understanding your digital imprint in regards to confidentiality, copyright, and effectively communicating your ideas through accessible multimedia usage; creates more connections for an inclusive, accessible, and equitably-minded experience for all.

Citation of resource, credit of source, or content creator, are various ways to describe how you may acknowledge copyright for content hosted on your digital portfolio.

BASIC CODE OF ETHICS

Follow your program's method of citation style such as APA or MLA
1. 1. Research, essays, group work, presentation, etc.
Offer credit for all multimedia
1. 1. Photos, video, audio, other creative works, etc.
Ensure approval for usage; vet source creators/owners and ability to share
For any photo of a minor; parental/caregiver consent must be received
1. 1. If this is not possible, utilize face-blurring image software features or
  2. Google filter search for Creative Commons images labeled for reuse or noncommercial reuse
Credit yourself!
1. 1. Often students upload personal photography or other student works, so always give yourself credit.

Filter for Creative Commons images: Google Images allows you to filter search results based on usage rights. To do this, perform a search and click on "Tools" below the search bar. Then, click on "Usage rights" and choose the appropriate option, such as "Labeled for reuse" or "Labeled for noncommercial reuse."

Further demonstrate your digital skills with

Tip: Utilizing the Help feature within Google Sites: Google Site Help Center and "search common Q&A" can be helpful

Web accessibility, or eAccessibility, is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed. When sites are correctly designed, developed, and edited, more users have equal access to information and functionality. (Source: Wikipedia)