Ethical, Social, and Legal Uses of Technology
Annotated Bibliography

Computer Ethics Institute.  (1997, December 4).  The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics.  Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility [Online].  Available: http://www.cpsr.org/program/ethics/cei.html
[2001, January 27].

The Computer Ethics Institute has identified a list of ten commandments of computer ethics that would be helpful for anyone overseeing the use of computers and the internet.  These commandments are simple and to the point and reflect the basic premise behind using a public computers, their software, files, and the world wide web.

Kennedy Manzo, Kathleen.  Schools Begin to Infuse Media Literacy Into the Three R’s.  Education Week [Online].  Available: http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=14media.h20 [2001, January 27].

Education Week columnist, Kathleen Kennedy Manzo discusses the subject of media literacy's integration into the classroom with educators who feel that students should become media savvy.  Students are barraged with approximately 3000 messages a day, some experts estimate from the telecommunications and print media and should recognize the importance of analyzing and questioning their validity.  Students as well as society need to observe, analyze, determine, and understand the media and its effects on our culture.

Trotter, Andrew.  (2000, December 6).  Watchdog Group Questions Educational Value of Electronic Toys.  Education Week [Online].  Available: http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=14toys.h20
[2001, January 27].

The holiday season is often filled with the sounds of the newest electronic educational toys but some may not be all they are said to be, as Education Week writer Andrew Trotter finds out.  On the horizon is the debate between toy manufacturers and educators each taking their respective positions on whether these toys are actually educating or just entertaining children.  Which types of toys would be best suited for children's use as they relate to educational value in this technological are explored.

Trotter, Andrew.  (2000, December 13).  Educators Turn to Anti-Plagiarism Web Programs to Detect Cheating.  Education Week [Online].  Available: http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=15plagiarize.h20
[2001, January 27].

Education Week columnist Andrew Trotter discusses the topic of plagiarism by students and the use of the World Wide Web as an accomplice. He also identifies what teachers are doing and relying on to solve this problem.  There have been an overwhelming number of web sites developed to aid the lazy or cheating student in producing or copying research papers.  There are now web sites and software available to assist teachers in identifying plagiarized documents by comparing suspected reports against an archived database of previously prepared reports.  Many teachers believe the best way to identify plagiarism is from experience.

Stokes, Peter.   (2000, September 13).  How E-Learning Will Transform Education. Education Week [Online].  17 paragraphs.  Available: http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=02stokes.h20  [2001, January 27].
Abstract from E-Learning: Education Businesses Transform Schooling. American Institutes for Research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.

Peter Stokes, a Boston business analyst discusses the new trends in E-Learning and how they will effect the educational community.  E-Learning uses a number of mechanisms to educate students characterized by a technological transformation of the classroom.
E-Learning will not only transform education in the classroom but will also transform it outside the classroom.  Learners will be connected and educated on a global scale surrounded by connections and activities that will challenge the learner within a broader community.  The author also points out that the development of these technologies will also require support from outside the educational community through private and public partnerships.