"Cyber Ethics" conference set for October

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.civic.com/civic/articles/2000/0508/web-crime-05-08-00.asp

BY Daniel Keegan
05/08/2000

Although schools are doing a better job at teaching children how to
use the Internet, they are not addressing cyber ethics, some say. That
will be the focus of a national conference in October.

"Cyber Ethics: Teaching Responsible Use of Technology" will focus on
teaching educators how to teach their students cyber ethics.

The conference will feature educators, government officials and
business leaders who will speak on how to address the issues for
students in kindergarten through college. It will be held from October
6 through 8 at Marymount University, Arlington, Va. The event is a
sponsored by Marymount and Cybercitizen Partnership, a joint venture
between the Information Technology Association of America and the
Justice Department.

When typical crimes are committed on the Internet, students do not see
them as a crime, said Cherie Geide, the conference director.

"They dont see anything wrong with it because they see it as a prank.
Its more unacceptable to do it verbally where people can overhear it.
They think its anonymous on the Internet," said Geide, a former
principal and an adjunct professor at Marymount University, teaching
curriculum development and technology in the classroom.

Geide said young computer users do not see hacking, e-mail threats,
cyberstalking, Intellectual Property Rights (such as in software or
music) and virus distribution as crimes.

"This is something that needs to be instructed as routine curriculum,"
she said. "That these behaviors are as unacceptable in cyberspace as
in the physical realm.

One of the main goals of the conference, Geide said, is to produce
goals for further development of curriculum to address this topic
after the conference. It will also focus on teaching parents and
others about instilling cyber ethics in students.

Invited speakers include U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Donald
Upson, Virginia secretary of technology; Harris Miller, president of
the Information Technology Association of America; and U.S. Rep. Jim
Moran (D-Va.).


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