Blog 8 Wikipedia Entry

Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyberEthics
User Name: Daph848

I posted my Wiki entry on Cyberethics and watched to see what the bot would say since it seemed like everyone else in class had a problem with thier posts. I thought that it was fine because a couple of minutes had passes but then I checked my page again and it stated that the neutrality of the article was in question. It was hard for me to find information that displayed both sides of cyberethics because everything that I read gave lots of tips for teaching children about cyberethics and that is what I originally wanted to do: inform parents. I guess that wikipedia is not the place for that so I deleted my original text (which is below) and tried to keep things neutral by just definining cyberethics and some forms of it.

The original text of my first entry was:

== Educating Children on CyberEthics ==
===Internet Downloads===
In Melanie G. Snyders article, "CyberEthics and Internet Downloads: An Age by Age Guide to Teaching Children what they need to know" she explains that children do not feel that there is any real risk in downloading copyrighted work. Their mentality is "everyone is doing it therefore it's ok" but a clear and age appropriate lesson in CyberEthics could help children learn the risks involved in internet downloading. Each age group requires a specific approach.
*'''Elementary Schoolers''' are very black and white in their ethical thinking until the age of 11-12.
*Explain copyrighting
*Make sure the child can identify the copyright symbol
*Have the child sign a CyberEthics conduct code
*Simply tell them it's against the law and it's wrong to break the law
'''Middle Schoolers''' are the most challenging age group to speak to about this topic.
*Explain the economy and what goes into making movies, music, software and games
*Relate scenarios to "real people" because if kids can visualize victim they will think twice about the crime
*Review policies and make internet conduct contract between parent and child
'''High Schoolers''' do not respond to lectures therefore have a two sided conversation
*Explain and talk about internet risk, i.e. virus, spy ware
*Explain and talk about legal consequences
*Go through downloading scenarios; let the teen explore pros and cons on their own
*Set the right example by letting your child subscribe to a legal downloading website, this will send out the right message that you support the artists

== References ==
*Melanie G. Snyders: [http://www.playitcybersafe.com/resources/CyberEthics-InternetDownloads-Mar2005.pdf CyberEthics and Internet Downloads: An Age by Age Guide to Teaching Children what they need to know] (2005)

Unfortunatly this did not make matters better because it still stated that it did not have a neutral perspective. I was confused because all I was doing now was defining what other sites have already stated as the definition, I just combined it in order to make it my own. Then when I went to check it again it said that "This page has few or no links to other articles." Then it allowed me to look through some of the words that wiki thought that I should link. I looked through the list and read the other articles to make sure that the link would properlly fit into what I meant by the word. Also that the other articles were useful, because alot of them were short and unfinished, (kinda like mine). Then when I went back to select the words I thought should be interally linked. I had a really hard time with this process because it kept coming up with an error and it would not work. This became fustrating because it just would not work and I tried it numerous times. So I left it alone. I still have alot of work to do to this wiki entry. This is what I have so far:

CyberEthics
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CyberEthics also known as "cybercitizenship" and "netiquette." The definition of ethics is "rational process founded on certain principles" once that definition is taken and formated to fit the internet it is simply the correct way of acting on the internet when no one is looking. It is the study of moral, legal, and social issues involving cybertechnology. The term cyberethics is more appropriate than computer ethics, which might suggest the study of ethical issues limited to computing machines, or Internet ethics, which is limited only to ethical issues affecting computer networks.
Contents[hide]
1 Ethical Issues
1.1 Internet Censorship
1.2 Privacy
1.3 Access
1.4 Property
2 References
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Ethical Issues

Internet Censorship
It is a major issue because it is hard to know how much control the government should have on the internet and how much control it can have with the vastness of the internet.

Privacy

Access

Property

References
http://www.cybercitizenship.org/
Information on the issues in CyberEthics
[www.computing.dcu.ie/~renaat/ca613/Notes/Wk2Tavanich1.ppt Computer Ethics]

I never realized how much work goes into making an entry in wikipedia. I use the resource all the time and always thought the information was posted but not scrutinized as much as it is. It takes alot for an entry to be perfect. A person must devote serious time and energy in order to create a successful entry in wikipedia.