Ethics

Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place through the technology and digital devices we use in our everyday lives. The bullying starts with sending or posting mean and hurtful messages through phones, computers, tablets, etc. Such activities are quite different from regular bullying because it is much easier to say mean things hiding behind a screen rather than say it to someone's face aloud.

Cyberbullying can be addressed in the classroom by asking students to define what they believe cyberbullying means. Breaking the work down into two parts: cyber and bullying, followed by an explanation of both. Students will then be able to recognize that full meaning of the word and how the two relate. Getting students to relate to a topic is one of the best ways to get them to learn. Asking students if they have ever had someone say something mean to them will help them do so. Strongly encouraging the students to treat others how they want to be treated will address good habits and keep a handle on cyberbullying.

Learning such information about cyberbullying will help students learn to follow the ISTE Standard of being a "Digital Citizen" where students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that safe, legal and ethical. It will also help students follow the Ohio Technology Standards for Students by following the standards of "Society and Technology." This standard teaches identifying positive and negative impacts your use of technology can have on you and your family. Teachers can also follow the ISTE Standards by using the "Citizen" standard. Here, educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world by creating experiences for learners to make positive.

In order to run a classroom sufficiently, it is crucial to learn about internet safety. We use the internet in almost everything we do nowadays. Therefore, it is important the children who are the future learn how to use in correctly. As educators of a technological world, we must prepare students to learn and to use the digital world. Especially with social medias. Social media has almost become America's culture. Every kid needs one, or else its like you don't exist at all. Even though these tools can seem amazing, they are easy to lose hold of. Take Facebook for example. Facebook is a place on the internet where everyone from kids to adults like to post about their lives for other to read--often times too much. Be careful, this can get you in lots of trouble if you're posting inappropriate things online for people like your friends, family and even employers to see. Posting the wrong thing on social media, whether you think its wrong or not, can upset someone else and alter your future plans and goals. We need to learn to be aware of what we're putting out for everyone to see and ask ourselves, "Is it really worth it?" By acting of this sort, educators will learn to follow the ISTE Standard of being a "citizen." Using this standard, we prepare kids for the digital world and how to be a responsible contributor to it. Mentoring students in a safe, legal and ethical way with online tools will make all the difference in this world of advancing technology.

By learning about cyber safety now, students may be able to avoid any dangers they may have crossed in the future otherwise. Those dangers can include arguing with someone of the internet, hurting their feelings, putting personal information out for others to access, or sending personal items or pictures to a stranger. Students also need to be aware of copyright and fair use laws. It is easy to get a hold of things that aren't ours on the internet. It is even easier to take those items and reuse them, as if they were ours. However, these actions can result in intense consequences if not done correctly. Learning internet safety is very important for our future's everyday lives and our students to learn to follow the ISTE Standard of being a "Digital Citizen." Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that safe, legal and ethical. By learning to act as a digital citizen of the ISTE standard, all consequences can easily be avoidable while using the internet.