Reflection on Standard #4

Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:
A. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
B. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
C. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
D. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.
• As an Educator, we have to understand that there are going to be students that have certain disabilities that we have to accommodate in our lessons and activities. In our IT 365 class we learned some of the techniques in order to accommodate children with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities. There will always be at least one child in our class whom has one or more of these disabilities. The student would expect the teacher to include them in all the classroom activities. Teachers are role models, instructors, and most times friends to students. They have to be able to teach intellectually to all races, age groups, and learners. Every child is different so we have to meet all of their learning styles and strategies.
• Teachers have to actually inform the students of copyright laws in order for them to know what plagiarism is or not how to cite someone else’s work. We used the website, Turnitin.com in order to see how easy it is to plagiarize, or use someone else work without citing it. I personally did not know that just a couple of words can easily be picked up as plagiarized, therefore, I students would not know if we do not teach them. Copyright lays and other legal terms are foreign to young children, therefore it is our duty to make sure they are advised and learn the morals of using technology and technical equipment.