Social Moral Ethical

Objectives• To understand computer networks including

the internet; how they can provide multiple services, and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration.

• To understand the moral and ethical implications of using technology.

Look at the following image

How long should the stopwatch show when all these events happen on the web?

Using ICT

People today can do lots of things using computers.

As Y8 students you were born after the www was invented and you have been brought up with ICT technology.

Most of you are addicted to technology and it is the end of the world if your phone/Blackberry/iPod is confiscated.

Complete the ICT timeline activity - without using the www/phone/iPod!

Main course part 1

201020001990198019701960Earlier

Mouse was invented

First commercial computer

The www was invented

Internet was invented The first PC

First computers in schools

Web browser invented

First ever email

First mobile phone call in the UK

First SMS textElectronic computer developed

Mechanical computer developed

First UK computer law

What you should have found from the timeline is that ICT and computing has been around for a long time and isn’t something recent

How does ICT affect our lives?

As ICT has developed its use (and abuse) has increased across all ages, all races, all nationalities and all backgrounds.

We are concerned with the MORAL and ETHICAL aspects of ICT. Is what we are doing right or wrong?

Work in small groups to find out about the following topics:

• Cyberbullying• Monitoring staff use of ICT at work• Cookies – what are they and why do companies use them• Mobile phone tracking

Main course part 2

PlenaryIn pairs you have 2 minutes to share one thing you have learnt in today’s lesson and how it will help you.

That’s 1 minute each to talk about what you have learnt in todays lesson.