Title: Pirates in the Classroom – for teachers – Understanding and Teaching Cyberethics
Word Count: about 900 words
Abstract:
Electronic piracy is possibly the most pervasive form of cheating, says David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead (Harcourt, 2004). Though virtually every student in grades K-12 utilizes computers at school, only 18 percent of students surveyed by Harris Interactive were taught the do’s and don’ts of downloading copyrighted works by their teachers. By educating your students, you can protect your school’s computers from the potential consequences of piracy, help your students become responsible cyber-citizens and make a significant positive impact in curbing the growth of electronic piracy. Find out how.
Excerpt:
Do you have pirates in your classroom? No, not one-eyed swashbucklers stealing gold and jewels, but students who illegally copy or download copyrighted materials, including software and Internet content.
“Possibly the most pervasive form of cheating, electronic piracy has lost its taboo,” says David Callahan in The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead (Harcourt, 2004).
Part of the problem is an “everybody does it” mentality. A new poll from Harris Interactive found that a majority of youth are aware that digital media files are copyrighted, yet many of them admit to downloading files anyway…
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