Ethics

Ethics are standards that determine whether an action is good or bad. Ethical behavior on the computer is the same as ethical behavior in general. People who are ethical when they are on the computer do not use their computers to harm other people, to harm other people’s work, or to steal from someone else (this includes stealing passwords or other types of computer work).

When I am a teacher, I will have good ethics when it comes to working with my students and my colleagues. First of all, I will be ethical in my words and actions. I will act ethically with my students and colleagues so that maybe my behaviors will influence them to act ethically. Also, because I will be using technology in my classroom, I will need to teach my students some things about ethics to make sure that they act ethically when working on the internet. I will tell my student not to share passwords with any other students.

Using ethics in the classroom has many pros. Many of the things that are unethical are also illegal. For example, it is both unethical and illegal to use a computer to steal, or to use or copy software that was not paid for. Other things that are also unethical include using the computer to harm other people, to interfere with other people’s computer work, to snoop around others’ files, etc. Having good ethics in the classroom will keep you out of legal trouble. Also, acting ethically will help you feel good about yourself and helps you feel like a better person, so acting ethically is always the best choice.