B RA D L E Y B A R N E S

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

NETIQUETTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES

• Netiquette is the etiquette guidelines that govern behavior when communicating on the Internet.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE

• Copyright law exists to protect the creators of original works in any medium.

• Fair use means that a copyrighted work may be used without prior permission for teaching, research, scholarship, and criticism.

COMPARISON

Copyright

• The holder of a copyright is protected from the copying of his or her work without permission.

Fair Use

• Fair use allows a person to use a work without permission for teaching, research, scholarship, or criticism.

FAIR USE RULES FOR MEDIA

• The performance or display of work by a teacher or a student for a nonprofit educational institution is permitted.

• Copies of motion pictures, audiovisual works, or individual images may not be used if they were not lawfully obtained or created.

PLAGIARISM

• Plagiarism is the act of stealing someone’s work and claiming ownership of it.

• It is also considered plagiarism if a person uses a source without giving credit to the source.

• Literary theft is also a type of plagiarism.

PLAGIARISM PREVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY

• Turnitin Plagiarism Prevention and Originality Checking• This is a tool that is used to ensure that a paper is original and does not

contain plagiarism.• It is a website that compares a paper to an online database of other

papers to check for plagiarism.

SAFETY ON THE INTERNET

• Identity theft• Occurs when someone uses your personal identification to commit

fraud.• People can use things such as credit cards or social security numbers.

• Reputation management• The practice of influencing an individual or business brand.

• Passwords • Hackers can use your password to gain personal information and

possibly damage your credit or other personal things.

• Cyberbullying • Cyberbullying is the use of technology to hurt someone emotionally.• This has become a growing problem, especially among young people.

• Cyberstalking • Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or online communication tools to

stalk a person.

SAFETY ON YOUR COMPUTER

• Viruses• Viruses are written for malicious purposes and can often do damage to a

computer.• Email attachments and downloads are the most common ways to obtain

a virus.

• Phishing • Emails that are sent and pose as a business in an effort to obtain

personal information to commit identity theft.

• Trojan horses• Often appear as a useful tool but, in reality, they are destructive.

• Worms • A worm is a type of virus that duplicates itself to use up a computer’s

resources and slows or shuts down a computer.

RESOURCES

Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, Aaorn H. (2010). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (6th ed.). Pearson.

PBS Teachers.(2012). Copyright Law and Fair Use. Retrieved September 14, 2012 from http://www.pbs.org/teachers/copyright/fairuse.html

What is Plagiarism? (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2012 from http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html

Fighting Back Against Identity Theft. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2012 from http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/about-identity-

theft.html

Reputation Management. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved September 20, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_reputation_management

State Cyberstalking and Cyberharassment Laws. (2012). Retrieved September 20, 2012 from http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/telecom/cyberstalking-and-cyberharassment-laws.aspx