Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues AND Learning and Teaching with Technology

Chapter 5 and Chapter 6

• Chapter 5 covers the social, ethical, legal, and human issues with technology. Chepter 5 talks about the many problems with computer like misuse and fraud, viruses, scams, and how to maintain a secure network while using your computer. We have to be really careful when it comes to using our computer, especially nowdays. In the book, Using Technology In the Classroom, the author write that computer-related crimes cost the US businesses $67.2 billion a year. "Hackers" have become more and more prominant. Identify-theft is just one of the numerous crimes that these hackers commit. Another issue with computers is malware. Malware is, as the books states, any software which is created to attack, infect, or damage a computer system without the owner's approval. Malware can attack a single computer or a whole network of computers. Malware includes viruses, spam, email scams, spyware, and phishing. Placing a security system on your home computer or your business network can help minimize the chance of having a malware attack.
• Chapter 6 in Technology In the Classroom is about learning and teaching with technology. Technology is very important for students to learn especially with the growing society. Now days if a person graduates from High School without knowing technology they chance of them getting and keeping a job is slim to none. I really like how the authors of this book write "Rather than asking questiong like "Should technology be used in education?" eduators must now ask themselves, "How should technology be used to help students achieve higher levels?" This is a very important and very true statement. To be able to teach students how to use technology, teachers must now how to use technology. Teachers need to go through trainings at least once a year to help keep up with the growing technology. The problem that I see with this is that your 'old timey' teachers are going to have a lot of difficulty not only learning this technology but also implementing it. It is very easy for some like me who grew up with computers to learn new technology but I know that it is a lot harder for someone who did not grow up with computers to learn new technology. Technology has a lot of effects on each subject in school. Technology helps students improve language, reading skills, and writing skills. It also helps improve math skill, science skills, an history skills. When you have a technology centered curiculum you are more likely to have more cooperation. Technology allows the kids to learn using a different method that they actually enjoy.