Online Ethical Behaviour
The Standard 4 ICT Elaborations from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers focusses on developing a safe learning environment for students within the digital classroom. It is an imperative then, as an educator, that you become familiar with the current trends, issues and dangers and ways of minimising the negative impact of technologies in your classroom. The four domains this website will explore include:
Cybersafety
Cyberbullying
Copyright
Creative Commons
Cybersafety
Cyberbullying
Copyright
Creative Commons
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
Here are the ICT elaborations for the Australian Professional Standards for teachers that relate to cyber ethics.
Standard 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
4.1 Identify strategies that address the diverse needs of learners through learner- centred approaches that are supported by selection and sequencing of available digital resources and tools.
4.2 Demonstrate the capacity to manage student access to digital resources and tools to support student engagement and learning.
4.3 Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches for encouraging responsible social interactions and make use of digital resources and tools, as appropriate to the needs, backgrounds and interests of students, when managing challenging behaviours.
4.4 Demonstrate understanding of risks to students’ well-being and safety while using digital resources and tools. Demonstrate understanding of practices and tools to mitigate these risks.
4.5 Demonstrate understanding of safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources and tools, including cyber safety practices, respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
Standard 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
4.1 Identify strategies that address the diverse needs of learners through learner- centred approaches that are supported by selection and sequencing of available digital resources and tools.
4.2 Demonstrate the capacity to manage student access to digital resources and tools to support student engagement and learning.
4.3 Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches for encouraging responsible social interactions and make use of digital resources and tools, as appropriate to the needs, backgrounds and interests of students, when managing challenging behaviours.
4.4 Demonstrate understanding of risks to students’ well-being and safety while using digital resources and tools. Demonstrate understanding of practices and tools to mitigate these risks.
4.5 Demonstrate understanding of safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources and tools, including cyber safety practices, respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.