Social Legal and Ethical Issues in Education Technology


International software piracy(n.d.)Retrieved) January 24, 2002
    International software piracy is shown in terms of money.  Countries and industries are losing billions of dollars on software piracy.  I was really shocked to see the graphic graphics on the home page of this site.
http://www.kheper.auz.com/gaia/noosphere/information/international_piracy.htm
Danely-Gellman,B. and Fetzner,M., (1998,Spring)Asking the really tough questions: policy issues for distance learning Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume I, Number 1, Spring 1998 State University of West Georgia, Distance Education  Retrieved on January 24, 2002
    The authors have put together an article that points out issues that are involved in formulating a distance learning class.  It contains a policydevelopment chart that shows seven key policy issues.  It is a very good resource.

http://www.westga.edu/~distance/danley11.html
 

Go, A.(2002)Copyright & Fair Use Retrieved on January 24,2002, from University of Southern Mississippi
This article gives a sample of the issues that have not been addressed by legislation to protect or copyright internet material.  This is just one of several articles on this sit that focus on social,ethical and legal issues in technology.
http://dragon.ep.usm.edu/~int/capstone/tonette/ethics3.html
Beverly,C.(1993)Ethics of Technology in Education Retrieved January 24, 2002
   An ethical statement that could be used to formulate and Acceptable Use policy for a school system.  It has been used in Hawaii, Texas and New York.  This statment was distilled from works by Isaac Asimov, Neil Postman and Jane Jacobs.
http://rgfn.epcc.edu/programs/trainer/notes.html
Wahl, E.(2000)Discord or harmony: culture and technology Retrieved January 24,2002
    This article is very interesting.  It illustrates the need to accept other cultures and the use of technology in preserving.  The author makes note of several cultural organizations and how they are preserving their heritage.  For example, the Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina is using technology to preserve oral history.
http://www2.edc.org/CCT/cctweb/public/include/pdf/abd_doh.pdf

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