Share Paper: The Role of Cyber Ethics in the Digital Citizens' Classroom

  1. Anne Tapp, Saginaw Valley State University, United States
  2. Joseph Jaksa, Saginaw Valley State University, United States

Abstract: With the instant availability of information on the Internet and lack of exposure to digital citizenship, students’ temptation to become a hacker and potentially execute destructive acts using technology is real. The message of digital citizenship needs to start early in the educational process and be reinforced at every level. It is essential to embed these lessons of ethics within curriculum. Teachers need to be leaders of digital citizenship in their respective schools and communities.