Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in the Classroom

As teachers we are faced with many issues in the classroom. When we use many of the educational softwares we must be careful not to violate copyright laws when it comes to intellectual property. Often times teachers feel it is their right to use any information that is available to them to further their students' knowledge. However, we must remember that people still own things such as computer software and it is stealing if we just allow students to just load them on to their home computers. As teachers we must remember to give credit and always site sources of information, as well as respecting the laws that involve intellectual property.