Using Technology Responsibly

As a heath teacher, I feel we have a big responsibility in education children about being responsible when using technology. Cyber bullying, Sexting, and texting and driving are all things that have led to more children losing their lives. I feel as a health teacher, you are given the opportunity to discuss safety precautions with your students in class. A lot of these problems are also in the curriculum for health teachers to address. Although drinking and driving is still a big problem that is also discussed in health classes, a new problem that can now be discussed is texting and driving. Texting and driving has led to many deaths, so I feel that in health classes we can address this problem. In the article on Cell Phone Bans it states, “It is up to the school districts to decide how to regulate cellphones.” Students using their cellphones in school during class has become a big problem, and its even a bigger problem trying to regulate it. I don’t think that children need to be using their cellphones during school. I think they should stay in their locker, and if somebody really needs to reach them, they can call the main office. Before there were cellphones, parents were still able to get in touch with their children.

Fair Use

According to Thompson, in the article Copyright 101, fair use is the idea that, ‘copyrighted work can be used or copied for educational purposes as long as the use is not solely a substitute for purchasing work’. An example of fair use is making multiple copies for classroom use. Many times in court to determine if material being used is copyright infringement or fair use the court will analyze it using four factors: 1. The purpose of the use 2. The nature of the work 3. The amount of work used 4. The effect on the use on the market or potential income for the work Two examples of how fair use applies to education is if one, the teacher distributes multiple copies of an article for classroom use, and two if an administrator shows a video for instructional purposes. If the teacher makes copies of the entire textbook to distribute during class to save the students money, this is not an example of fair use because it is being used as a substitute for purchasing work.