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ERIC Number: EJ705835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug-1
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-592X
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Monitoring Technology Misuse & Abuse: A Five-Step Plan for Creating a Digital Citizenship Program in Your School
Ribble, Mike S.; Bailey, Gerald D.
T.H.E. Journal, v32 n1 p22 Aug 2004
Over the last two years, it has become evident that a behavior pattern of misuse and abuse with respect to technology is beginning to emerge in society. This outbreak of technology misuse and abuse is documented in continual news coverage on TV, in newspapers and on the Internet--both inside and outside of schools. The endless list of misuse and abuse includes hacking into school servers, using e mail to intimidate or threaten students, illegally downloading music, plagiarizing information from the Internet, using cellular phones during class time, accessing pornographic Web sites, and playing video games during class. One of the first steps in dealing with digital citizenship is awareness--determining whether digital citizenship is a significant issue within a school district. Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of behavior with regard to technology use. Therefore, the Digital Citizenship Audit is a quick way for administrators and teachers to determine if their technology is being properly used, misused or abused. This article offers five steps to follow in order to create a program to determine if technology is being misused in specific school systems.
T.H.E. Institute, 18528 Westside Hwy., Vashon, WA 98070. Web site: http://www.thejournal.com/institute/contactus.cfm.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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