ERIC Number: ED282536
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 23
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Ethical Issues in Computer Use. Article Reprints from "The Computing Teacher," August/September 1984.
International Council for Computers in Education, Eugene, OR.
Five articles and two columns reprinted from 1984 and 1985 issues of "The Computing Teacher" address various ethical and legal issues involved in computer use. In "A Question of Ethics," Larry S. Hannah and Charles B. Matus suggest guidelines for dilemma discussion in the classroom to address social and moral issues and to help students to develop reasoning skills. "Computers, Kids and Values," by Stephen J. Taffee, examines several values clarification strategies that focus upon values and moral issues relating to computers or that use computer terms as a means of stimulating discussion of broader issues. Situations for a discussion activity to help students and teachers think about situations and various points of view involving computers are presented in "Ethics and Computer Use" by Kay Gilliland and Mattye Pollard, and David G. Novick answers questions about legal problems with software under the laws of the United States in two copies of his continuing column, "Computers, Software and the Law." In "Right and Wrong in Educational Computing," David G. Novick looks at the interaction of ethics and law in specific situations commonly encountered by computer educators, and Leroy Finkel discusses current interpretations of copyright laws as they affect back-up copies, multiple loading, and networks in "Software Copyright Interpretation." (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Federal Legislation, Microcomputers, Moral Development, Moral Values, Perspective Taking, Social Cognition, Values Clarification
International Council for Computers in Education, University of Oregon, 1787 Agate Street, Eugene, OR 97403.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Council for Computers in Education, Eugene, OR.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Copyright Law 1976
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