The Legal issues encompasses security and protecting of not only pc's but networks. How important it is to ensure that students are aware of the dangers in starting up with a memory stick in the USB........easy way for a virus to break in and possibly shut down a school network. It has been amazing learning about the importance of security during the the computer minor degree. Other areas to be covered in Legal include Copyright and licencing, Intellectual Property, Legislation that covers anti-discrimination, OHS, safety and Equal Employment Opportunity. Great story covering an investigation into teenagers and "stealing" music off the Internet and comparing it to shoplifting. It is very important that I ensure I download "free" images and not get caught out in a presentation to students by using copyright protected images.
MAC v PC. The first time I used a MAC was in a tutorial about 2 weeks ago. I was completely lost. Yet as Leanne explained, MACS are used predominantly in schools. Something else I need to work on!Piracy - Stealing music
Ethical Issues - It is so easy not to be aware of passwords and the importance. I now I find it so difficult to have so many different passwords and to ensure they are not common. This is an area I will work on with students and to let them know how important that their passwords are protected to prevent "hacking".
Social Issues - technology is changing the way we work and communicate. working from home, lectures on line, video conferencing. Having been in small business I have witnessed first hand the pros and cons with working from home. I can definitely pass on advise to my students . It was interesting to see a link to a site about the Youth Protection Bill in Japan that will prevent children from the age of under 16 staying up past midnight playing video games. Interesting, but why does a government need to step in..............what are the parents doing?
Industrial issues - Here we are teaching students the correct posture to sit at a computer desk, yet the students will not have adjustable chairs.
How important it is to ensure that students are aware of the dangers in starting up with a memory stick in the USB........easy way for a virus to break in and possibly shut down a school network
ReplyDeleteVery True Craig, I really enjoyed this reading
Elie Haddad