Safe+and+Ethical+Practices

=Safe and ethical practices=

Using photographs and images online it can be important to respect copyright law. Some images cannot be used or shared without permission or attribution. Photographs used on the class wiki are attributed to this website pics4learning and are supplied as a resources for educators so that open source images are easily available. A website that can help guide teachers in regards to copyright law is this one @http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go.

To ensure safe and legal practices some class room time will need to be given to elaborating on specific use of technology in safe ways. The student ICT expectations state that students will develop competence in ethical practice through observation and discussion of responsible practices. Therefore the safe and ethical use of ICTs is combined within the demonstration and modelling of their use in the classroom as well as elucidated through school and class policies on using the technology ( Department of Education and Training, 2012).

A nother way to enable students to learn about safe online practices could be through using learning objects or interactive games. This is a website that provides information and resources aimed at children @http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/.

The Australian government provides information on staying safe online at this website @http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/.