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Emerging Trends in Cyber Ethics and Education Ashley Blackburn University of Houston – Downtown, USA Irene Linlin Chen University of Houston – Downtown, USA Rebecca Pfeffer University of Houston – Downtown, USA A volume in the Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series Published in the United States of America by IGI Global Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA, USA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.igi-global.com Copyright © 2019 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Blackburn, Ashley, 1979- editor. | Chen, Irene Linlin, 1961- editor. | Pfeffer, Rebecca, 1983- editor. Title: Emerging trends in cyber ethics and education / Ashley Blackburn, Irene Linlin Chen, and Rebecca Pfeffer, editors. Description: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2017060869| ISBN 9781522559337 (h/c) | ISBN 9781522559344 (eISBN) Subjects: LCSH: Internet in education. | Internet in education--Moral and ethical aspects. | Computer-assisted instruction. | Computer-assisted instruction--Moral and ethical aspects. 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Education................................................................................................................1 John Nnaji, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain Chapter 2 Teachers.as.Models.of.Internet.Use......................................................................22 Thanh Trúc T. Nguyễn, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA Chapter 3 Moving.Urban.Students.Beyond.Online.Public.Voices.to.Digital.Participatory. Politics:.A.Teacher’s.Journey.Shifts.Direction.....................................................40 Nicholas Lawrence, East Bronx Academy, USA Joseph O’Brien, University of Kansas, USA Brian Bechard, Mission Trail Middle School, USA Ed Finney, Maple High School, USA Kimberly Gilman, Hocker Grove Middle School, USA Chapter 4 Cyberbullying:.Safety.and.Ethical.Issues.Facing.K-12.Digital.Citizens..............65 Terry Diamanduros, Georgia Southern University, USA Elizabeth Downs, Georgia Southern University, USA Chapter 5 Cybercitizens.at.Schools.......................................................................................91 Irene Linlin Chen, University of Houston – Downtown, USA Libi Shen, University of Phoenix, USA  Chapter 6 Intentionally.Secure:.Teaching.Students.to.Become.Responsible.and.Ethical. Users...................................................................................................................118 Judith L. Lewandowski, Purdue University, USA Chapter 7 Learner-Developed.Case.Studies.on.Ethics:.Collaborative.Reflection.Between. School.Librarians.and.Education.Technology.Learners.....................................131 Lesley Farmer, California State University – Long Beach, USA Chapter
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