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II. Ethics and the Internet
A. CYBERBULLIES
News stories:
- www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/21/earlyshow/living/caught/main681867.shtml
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/11/earlyshow/living/parenting/main616717.shtml
Resources:
- http://iKeepSafe.org
- www.cyberbullying.org
- http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx - Canadian site
- http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/wa_teachers/safe_passage_teachers/risks_bullying.cfm - Canadian site
- http://www.connectingwithkids.com/
- http://www.9news.com/internetsafety/
- http://kids.getnetwise.org/
- http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=litoolkit&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=50662
- www.edutopia.org/1187 - bullying in general
B. Plagiarism and the Internet: from http://www.turnitin.com/static/media.html
Intellectual property. The rapid growth of the Internet has been accompanied by an exponential increase in the incidence of plagiarism. Since we are in the information age, respecting intellectual property is not only honest but it necessary to protect the personal income, the economy and innovation. Here are some recent stats and facts:
- According to a 2003 study by Donald McCabe, 38 percent of students admitted to cut-and-paste Internet plagiarism in the previous year. (Rutgers University/Center for Academic Integrity Study, August 2003)
- According to a recent Gallup poll, the top two problems facing the country today are education and a decline in ethics. ( Gallup Organization, October 6-9, 2000)
- 80 percent of college-bound students admit to cheating on schoolwork, yet 95 percent of them never get caught. (Who's Who Among American High School Students)
- 90 percent of students believe cheaters are either never caught or have never been appropriately disciplined. (US News and World Report poll)
- Most employers and college professors say in surveys that high school graduates aren't prepared to succeed in jobs or college. ("Mixed Signals on Education," an article by Michael DeCourcy Hinds)
- 257 chief student affairs officers across the country believe that colleges and universities have not addressed the cheating problem adequately. ("Administrator Perceptions of Student Academic Dishonesty in Collegiate Institutions," a study by Ronald M. Aaron and Robert T. Georgia)
C. Educational Responsibility