This document discusses cyberethics and the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE). It begins with an introduction and the author's contact information. It then discusses elements of ethics, frames of mind, and whether cyberethics are different than traditional ethics due to new capabilities online. Challenges to cyberethics like a lack of empathy are also examined. The document advocates for organizations to reference the MCEE in professional development and policies to promote ethical online behavior among educators. Recent breaches of cyberethics by teachers are also briefly summarized.

1. Cyberethics and the MCEE
Frederick S. Lane
James B. Castle High School
Kaneohe, HI
10 February 2020

2. Introduction and Overview

3. Contact Information
• FSLane3@gmail.com
• FrederickLane.com
• Medium.com/Cybertraps
• LinkedIn.com/in/fredericklane/
• Slideshare.net/FSL3
• Twitter.com/fsl3

4. Burlington School Bd.

5. 9 Books

6. Ethics & Cyberethics

7. Opening Survey …

8. Elements of Ethics
• Ethical Codes
• State & Federal Laws and Regulations
• Professional Codes of Conduct
• Organizational Policies & Procedures
• Community Values & Social Norms
• Family Values
• Religion / Faith / Belief
• Empathy / Shared Humanity

9. The Ethical Mind
• Frames of Mind (Howard
Gardner, 1983)
• The Disciplined Mind
• The Synthesizing Mind
• The Creating Mind
• The Respecting Mind
• The Ethical Mind

10. Cyberethics

11. Opening Survey …

12. Are Cyberethics Different?
• The Traditionalist View: No
• The Unique View: Yes
• New Capabilities
• Speed of Action
• Diminished Reflection
• Scope and Severity of Impact
• Durability of Harm

13. Challenges to Cyberethics
• Lack of Empathy
• Stress / Substance Abuse
• Infatuation / Obsession
• Rapidly Shifting Cultural Mores
• Low Barriers to Misbehavior
• Group or Mob Behavior
• Sociopathy

14. Professional Cyberethics Issues
• Inappropriate/Hostile Communications
• Accessing Inappropriate or Illegal Materials
• Social Media Lapses
• Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment, and
Cyberstalking
• Identity Theft/”Catfishing”
• Voyeurism/”Creepshots”
• Solicitation, Sexting, Sextortion, and Sexual
Assault

15. Recent Breaches of Cyberethics
• Dec. 2 -- Fort Worth teacher who asked Trump to deport students said
her tweets were protected by the First Amendment. Texas officials
agreed. [Texas]
• Dec. 16 -- Teachers could be using your child's images for social media
clicks
• Dec. 18 -- 'I messed up big-time': Former Miss Kentucky who worked
as a teacher admits exchanging lewd selfies with 15-year-old [West
Virginia]
• Dec. 31 -- Body builder, teacher dismissed from DHS [Oregon]
• Jan. 8 -- Father-of-two sports coach, 50, is jailed for eight months after
wife finds images of female pupils from his school Photoshopped to
look like they were having sex with him [England]
• Jan. 10 -- Fieldston School teacher fired for anti-Israel posts, explicit
gesture at rabbis [New York]

16. The Cyberethical Organization
• Ethics Begins at the Top
• A Profession Questions Itself
• Make MCEE A Standard Element of
District Discussions
• Professional Development That
References MCEE
• Policies and Procedures That Buttress
Ethical Discussions and Decisions

17. The MCEE

18. Model Code of Ethics for Educators
• NASDTEC – Model Code of
Ethics for Educators (June 2015)
• Five Principles:
• Responsibility to the Profession
• Responsibility for Professional Competence
• Responsibility to Students
• Responsibility to the School Community
• Responsible and Ethical Use of Technology

19. The Cyberethical Mind
• Informed
• Self-Aware
• Deliberative
• Responsible
• Vigilant
• Respectful
• Proactive

20. A Few Cyberaphorisms
• All of Social Media’s a Stage
• Click in Haste; Repent at Leisure
• You Are What You Post
• Life Is Short but Social Media Is
Forever
• Post Unto Others as You Would
Have Them Post Unot You

21. Contact Information
• FSLane3@gmail.com
• FrederickLane.com
• Medium.com/Cybertraps
• LinkedIn.com/in/fredericklane/
• Slideshare.net/FSL3
• Twitter.com/fsl3

22. Cyberethics and the MCEE
Frederick S. Lane
James B. Castle High School
Kaneohe, HI
10 February 2020