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=**Social, legal and ethical issues relating to ICT in K-12 Education**= toc

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 * Hot issues in ICT in K-12 Education** from the persepctive of student teachers: @http://sites.google.com/site/teacherivideos/

Cybersafety
(also see ACMA @http://www.acma.gov.au
 * Cybersmar**t (Aust.) @http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/
 * [|NetAlert]**.[[image:kangaroo.gif]][[image:hot.gif]] Australia's Internet safety advisory body. @http://www.netalert.net.au/default.asp
 * CyberQuoll.** [[image:kangaroo.gif]]Internet safety education for primary schools. @http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/cyberquoll/index.html
 * Webwise** (Irish). @http://www.webwise.ie/
 * Watch your Space.** (Ireland) @http://www.watchyourspace.ie/
 * Internet Safety Group** (NZ) @http://www.netsafe.org.nz/
 * Safekids.com.** @http://www.safekids.com/ and **Safeteens.com** (both ). @http://www.safeteens.com/
 * Netsmart.** An interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. @http://www.netsmartz.org/
 * GetNetWise**. Detailed safety guides and reviews of Internet safety products. @http://www.getnetwise.org
 * Think U Know**. Resources for kids on staying safe while having fun online in chat rooms. @http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
 * Family Technology.** http://familyinternet.about.com/
 * icybersafe** @http://icybersafe.com/

**Legal risks of social networking** (Monash Uni publication). It is designed specifically as an educative tool for use in schools: http://newmediaresearch.educ.monash.edu.au/moodle/pluginfile.php/2119/mod_label/intro/SNSandRisks_EducationResource.pdf. **The Federal Police** have a cybercrime awarenss site and factsheets, some specifically designed for teachers and schools:http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/cybercrime/crime-prevention.aspx

Privacy
**The Australian Banking Association** is active in education re identity theft and privacy and general internet security. The most relevant factsheets are here: http://www.bankers.asn.au/Consumers/Security-and-Fraud-Prevention/Security-and-Fraud-Prevention. - some specifically directed to students and parents/teachers
 * Office of the Privacy Commission** @http://www.privacy.gov.au/index.php
 * Office of the Australian Information Commissione**r @http://www.oaic.gov.au/

Cyberbullying

 * Bullying no Way![[image:kangaroo.gif]]** http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/
 * Stop Cyberbullying**. @http://www.stopcyberbullying.com/
 * Beat Bullying.** @http://www.beatbullying.org/
 * Cybersmile** (UK). @http://www.cybersmile.org/
 * Cyberbullying research**. @http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/articlecollections/cyberbullying/index.asp

Copyright
@http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/09/the-educators-guide-to-copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons/ @http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki3/index.php?title=Creative_Commons
 * Smartcopying**.@http://www.smartcopying.edu.au (Includes the 'Official Guide to Copyright Issues for Australian Schools)
 * The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair use and Creative Commons. (Australian)**
 * Australian Copyright Council.** http://www.copyright.org.au/ Has useful information and factsheets for users and creators of copyright materials (including students & teachers!).
 * Creative Commons**. @http://creativecommons.org/ or
 * Copyright and Fair use for Teachers**. @http://www.opencourtresources.com/mrneedleman/issues/copyright_chart.pdf

Access and Equity

 * One Laptop Per Child Program**. @http://one.laptop.org/



Digital Citizenship

 * Digitalcitizenship.net** @http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
 * Dig Citizenship in K-12** @http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-citizenship-in-schools/

Gender Issues

 * Girls and ICT (NSW DET).** @http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/yrk12focusareas/gendered/girlsictrsrch.php
 * GirlsGoTech.** @http://www.girlsgotech.org/

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