TECH 503 Safe and Ethical Use Page

1. Safe and Ethical Use
Ms. Pratt

2. Computer Safety
 Online
 Don’t visit unauthorized
or sites that aren’t for
education
 Don’t harass, assault, or
attack others
 Don’t share location
 Don’t give out personal
information
 Not everyone is who they
say they are
 Offline
 Don’t share passwords
 Back up work regularly
 Avoid using full name in
email address
YOU ONLY REALLY
KNOW SOMEONE
IF YOU KNOW
THEM IN REAL
LIFE, FACE TO
FACE!

3. Social Networking
 DO
 Use a strong password
 Use privacy settings
 Verify friends/ followers
 Read up on security
tips
 Tell an adult if
someone makes you
feel uncomfortable
 DON’T
 Give away passwords
 Put in more information
than necessary
 Share location or tell
where you are going
 Upload anything you
wouldn’t want
everyone to see

4. Ethical Use of Internet Material
 Videos
 Up to 3 minutes but no more than 10% of the
entire video
 The video clip cannot be changed.
 Music
 Up to 30 seconds but no more than 10% of music
 The music cannot be changed in any major way.
 Printed Material
 Up to 1000 words, but not more than 10% of the
book or article

5. Copyright Guidelines
 You may make a single copy for personal
use
 You cannot sell other work
 You must give the author credit in text or in
the footnotes using proper citation

6. Methods for Checking
Plagiarism
 Consider the students/ authors usually work
and ability
 Know the subject of the writing
 Check for “red flags”
 Spacing
 Fonts
 Etc.
 Read Citations
 Use a plagiarism checker site

7. Proper Citation Method
 APA Citation
 Typically used in
psychology, sociology,
and social work
 Reference page
 Listed in ABC order
 In text citations using
parenthesis
 MLA Citation
 Typically used in English,
Theatre, and Arts
 “works cited” page
 Listed in ABC order
 In text citations using
parenthesis
** While there are other forms of citation, these are the two most popular forms
that students will learn in higher education