Web ethics in school Web-ethics on the agenda
SMS, Facebook, chat, World of Warcraft. Today, children and young people live a major part of their lives online in an everyday life where the borders between online and offline are blurred and online communications constitutes a central nerve. Integrating digital technology in teaching in primary school is about much more than just offering computers and internet to the students – it is every bit as relevant to take the digital media reality of children today as a starting point for developing the teaching methods. Digital media and technologies such as the mobile, wireless internet and social networking are not in opposition to teaching – on the contrary they hold the potential to improving and developing the very content of education. The term web-ethics is gaining ground in school and this is a development which The Danish Media Council for Children and Young People, The National IT and Telecom Agency and UNI-C cooperate on supporting through a web-ethics section on the teachers portal www.emu.dk. On www.emu.dk/webetik teachers find knowledge, inspiration and tools on how to integrate digital technology and media in their teaching. Lesson plans and themes on virtual communication, cyber bullying, online behaviour, marketing towards children and gaming on the computer and online – the site function as a comprehensive knowledge bank and tool box where teachers can find knowledge on various themes, materials for teaching-inspiration and ready to use lesson plans, that focus on the digital lives of children and young people. The web section is developed by the three organisations and a team of editorial teachers. All material is available for free and the content is being quality controlled on an ongoing basis by the Media Council and The National IT and Telecom Agency.
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