Resources for CyberEthics
- Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety in Schools
A K-12 guide developed in response to Chapter 52 - An Act to Amend and Reenact Section 22.1-70.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Internet safety instruction in schools (HB 58 - Approved March 7, 2006).
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Division of Technology and Human Resources
- CyberEthics
A PowerPoint presentation about the legal and ethical responsibilities of Internet users, both students and educators, with special emphasis on copyright.
Source: Mark Snyder, MSA Consulting Group
Get NetWise ... about Privacy
Provides links for how to protect one’s privacy when browsing, shopping, e-mailing, and file-sharing. Video tutorials address protection options such as disabling cookies, deleting temporary Internet files, using a firewall, and spam filtering/reporting.
Source: Internet Education Foundation- Stay Safe Online
Includes security tips, a self-test, beginner’s guides, tech talks (brief online videos of security-related topics), and links to CyberSmart Curriculum, a free K-8 resource produced by McGraw-Hill.
Source: National Cyber Security Alliance
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Ethics in Computing
Includes links for copyright, trademark, and intellectual property issues.
Source: North Carolina State University
- The Internet: Know Before You Go into Cyberspace
Provides case studies related to young people’s legal and ethical responsibilities when using the Internet. Emphasizes good ways to use the Internet and also the dangers involved in hacking. Also includes lots of other links for students and teachers, including an extensive lesson plan on what computer crime is and how can students can help prevent it.
Source: United States Department of Justice
- Copyright Office Basics
A summary of the basic tenets of U.S. copyright law.
Source: United States Copyright Office
- Plagiarism in Cyberspace
The bibliography and links in this site lead visitors to information about the sources, prevention, and detection of plagiarism related to Web use.
Source: California State University, Stanislaus
- Cyberplagiarism: Detection and Prevention
Links in this site contain a variety of information including news stories, articles, plagiarism definitions, causes and prevention of cyberplagiarism, quiz resources for teachers, and other references on the ethical considerations of digital plagiarism.
Source: Penn State University
- Computer and Information Literacy: Ethics Teaching Module
A college-level resource that introduces the concept of ethics, then moves on to computer-related ethical areas such as copyright, software licensing, and plagiarism.
Source: Utah State University
- Resources for Teaching Information Technology Ethics to Children and Young Adults
Scenarios and other resources for teaching Internet and other computer-related ethics.
Source: Director of Media and Technology for the Mankato Public Schools
- Ethix.org
Includes the following links: the Institute’s newsletter Ethix; Ten Principles of Highly Ethical Business Leaders; Nine Good Reasons to Run a Business in an Ethical Manner; Eight Traits of a Health Organizational Culture.
Source: The Center for Integrity in Business
- FindLaw for Legal Professionals: Computer Crimes
A series of links to legal sites related to computer crimes.
Source: FindLaw
- Intellectual Property Law and Technology: Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents
A collection of links to subject portals dealing with Internet-related law and ethics, including software piracy, copyright infringement, cyberspace law, digital rights, Internet fraud, Internet abuse, Internet scams, Internet spam, Napster Law, and other topics.
Source: Brint Institute
- Interactive Computer Ethics Explorer
A scenario-based interactive computer ethics quiz.
Source: Bowling Green State University
- Codes of Ethics Online
Guide for developing a professional code of ethics.
Source: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
- The Core Rules of Netiquette
Ten rules for etiquette in cyberspace.
Source: Albion.com
- Institute for Global Ethics
Provides links for promoting ethical behavior worldwide, with some emphasis on technology-related ethics.
Source: Institute for Global Ethics
