Sunday, April 6, 2008

Blog 10 research project entry 2

In class on Wed. I tried to do some work on Front Page but honestly it did not work. I thought that Ryan was going to be in class also to help us out but unfortunately he was not. I am having a hard time with it because it is the first time I am using a program like this.

In the section of Educating Children on CyberEthics
I will have a separate categories on of which is Internet Downloads.

This is the same material that I used on my Wiki page but took it off because of the neutrality, I figured I could put it to good use in my research assignment. So here it is again:

In Melanie G. Snyder's 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 which is more likely to work when explaining cyberethics.

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

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

your topic is interesting as I see the issue of copyright ties in well with what we read in class:The Tyranny of Copyright. Your topic will be helpful not just to children, but to the average public b/c many people of all ages do not understand copyright rules. My question is will you make your essay a guide to show people what to be aware of?