Educational Technology II

EXPLORE!

Ethics in practice

This activity aims for the students to determine wrong acts or doings with the use of school technologies.

There are the different situations in the use of school technologies. Place yourself in each of the situation and internalize on the action you will do to solve the issues.

      1. You as a teacher have purchased educational software for use in your class. Your colleague who is teaching the same subject borrows the purchased software and later installs the software in her own computer without your knowledge. You are aware that what she did was against the law. What will you do with this situation?

If I am  a teacher, I will talk to her in a way that  I’m not hurting his/her feelings, I will explain to her that it is wrong and against the law, If she want to have a copy of that educational software  I will tell him where I buy that software.

2. You instruct your students that whenever in the computer laboratory, internet access will be allowed for educational purposes only. However, three of your students accessed the internet for downloading of internet games and play while you discuss the lesson. What will you do with these three students? What will you suggest to the school heads to limit the access of downloading internet games?

First of all, I will tell them that accessing internet by downloading apps is wrong, because we are studying in class not playing and I will command them to sit beside me or in front for me to see what they are doing in my class and to ensure they are listening. For the school head, I will suggest to block all of the sites that can student access games, Facebook, and other site that can cause destructions in class.

3. You (as a student) are aware that one of your classmates is being cyber bullied by some of your classmates. The victim is losing her self-confidence and self-esteem due to the cyber bullying experiences. What will you do to help the victim and to stop cyber bullying?

If my classmates being cyber bullied, I will report the account s to the Facebook and other social media accounts where he/she being bullied, I will report also the pictures or videos where in he/she is bashed by the others and blocked the accounts of bully persons. I will motivate her also to continue her life because God do the rest.

4. While the class is busy doing their activity in the computer laboratory, you were requested by your teacher to ask the computer laboratory technician to assist in troubleshooting the computer unit. As you approached the technician, you saw that he was watching a malicious movie. The technician then immediately stopped the movie and told you to just stay quiet. You are aware that it is against the policy of the school. What will you do with this situation? Will you really just keep quiet like what the technician has told you?

No, I will report the technician in school head and tell that his/her doings are against the law of the school, the rules and regulations are not only for students but it is also for teachers and other personnel in school. She needs to be punished for what he/she have done.

APPLY!

Assessing Effective Implementation of School Policies on the Use of Educational Technology

This activity aims to determine the appropriateness and effectiveness of policies on the use of educational technology being employed in schools.

Get a copy of your school’s policies on the use of educational technology/computers in the laboratory. Assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of each policy by answering the questions below. Support your answer with a brief explanation.

1. Are the policies appropriate for the use of school technology?
Yes, it is appropriate in school technology

2. Are the policies effective?
Yes, policies in school is effective

3. Are the policies stated clearly?
Yes, the policy stated is clearly enough to understand.

4. Do the policies say what academic officials, teachers, staff, and students should and should not do with the school’s technology?
Yes, the policies say what academic officials, teachers, staff, and students should and should not do with the school technology.

5. Are the penalties for violating the policies stated?
Yes, penalties and violate is stated in school policies.

6. Are the policies fair enough with all the users of school technology?
Yes, the policies are fair enough with all the users of school technology.

ASSESS!

Perfecting Policy Proposal

This activity aims to develop students’ awareness with the do’s and don’ts in using school technologies.

This activity will be done by group (with 3 members in each group). Imagine that one of you is an academic official, a teacher, and a student. Being representatives of the different sectors of educational institution, propose school policies on the effective use of technology in teaching and learning. Write your proposal below.

Effective use of technology in teaching and learning

• Schools provide technologies which that are used in teaching and learning such as TVs or screen on board to make students more engaged to the topic that the teacher discusses.
• The printers in school can use students with a lower price than printing outputs outside the campus.
• The students can access internet if it is requirements, research, assignments and other school purposes.