This document discusses legal and ethical issues related to internet use. It presents several scenarios involving the improper use of school technology by teachers, students, and staff. In each situation, the reader is asked to consider what action they would take to address the issue. Some examples of improper use include a teacher installing educational software without permission, students accessing games online instead of focusing on lessons, cyberbullying of classmates, and a technician watching inappropriate content on a school computer. Throughout, the document emphasizes resolving such issues according to school policies and ethics codes to promote the responsible and educational use of technology.

1. CHAPTER 8
Legal and Ethical Use
of the Internet

2. EXPLORE
Name: Tan, Julius Peter Date: September 8, 2017
Ethics in Practice
This activity aims for the students to determine wrong acts or doings with the use of school
technologies.
Below 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?
 I will tell him/her calmly that what he/she had done was wrong in the code of
ethics in computer. In that way, I can also inform him/her the proper use of
the computer and the corresponding ethics for it. I will also tell him/her
where did I bought that educational 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?
 I will tell them that what they did is wrong and it is against the computer
laboratory rules and regulations. I will order them to uninstall it and listen to
what we are discussing. I will suggest to the school head to block the sites
that is not related to education because it directs the attention and focus of
the students in these sites.
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

3. cyber bullying experiences. What will you do to help the victim and to stop cyber
bullying?
 I will report it to the management of the social media. Because they have the
access to analyze what was going on with the account of an individual. I will
report it to delete whether it is a picture or a comment, and request to
suspend of the account of the bully. I will also tell my classmate to lessen the
use of the computer instead study more to get higher grades.
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?
 I will tell it to the school head because it is against the school rules and
regulation in the use of the internet in the school. Because the rules should
not be applied on students only but with the teachers and personnel of the
school. They should be a model to the students in order to not let the students
copy what they are doing. And it also lessens the internet speed of the whole
computer lab and it consumes more internet data, it should be given to the
students because we pay for the internet in the school.

4. APPLY
Name: Tan, Julius Peter Date: September 8, 2017
Assessing Effective Implementation of School Policies on the Use of Educational
Technology
This activity aims to determine the appropriateness and effective 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 for the use of school technology.
2. Are the policies effective?
 Some of it, because there are students who brings food inside the lab which is
prohibited by the policy.
3. Are the policies stated clearly?
 Yes, the policies are stated clearly.
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’s technology.
5. 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.

5. ASSESS
Name: Tan, Julius Peter Date: September 8, 2017
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 institutions, 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
1. Requesting for the LCD Projector can be requested whenever.
2. Block entertainment sites like social media, gaming sites, etc. to lessen the users of the
internet and make opportunities for the ones that will use it for educational purpose.
3. Xerox copy is free when you have a bond paper.
4. The change of WIFI password must notify the students by posting it to the bulletin board.
5. Teachers and school personnel must have different internet system wherein they must pay
separately per semester.