Module+3

=Equity, Ethics, and Technology=

**Description:**
Through the assigned readings and discussions, it has become clear as to the stake that all educators hold in addressing social and legal issues as they pertain to technology in education. There are many inequities that exist in the forms of "digital divides" that are mentioned in the TCPK chapter.

**Impact:**
The case study presented many instances of how __**not**__ to use technology in a classroom. The faults ranged from poor fair-use policy implementation to physical dangers and insensitivity toward persons with disabilities. I believe such a case is to shock practitioners into action and that end has been served well. Although I do not often employ internet technologies in my class, I am becoming more aware of my need to do so, and some of the intricacies of how to do so properly. These include making my use of technology to be more exploratory in nature and less closed-ended and devoting time to subtle issues such as fair-use and intellectual property. According to the authors of TCPK, both of these issues tend to be avoided when dealing with student populations from lower SES backgrounds, which is my primary constituency.

**Intent:**
It is my hope to develop and incorporate more internet activities including data-rich assignments where students can gather data from multiple sources in order to realize the relevance of mathematical relationships. I aspire to continue to address all digital divides as I continue my practice and make my lessons equitable for students of all backgrounds and achievement levels. In an environment that is heterogeneous in regard to all of these parameters, it is necessary that I strive for equity in order to ensure that a quality education is being provided to all of my students.

**Statement of Strengths and Weaknesses:**
I am still rather unfamiliar with the details associated with fair-use and intellectual property. I hope to continue to read, learn, and grow in my knowledge so that I may incorporate these topics more in my practice. I am rather good at incorporating content outside the current topic and drawing connections between ideas and how they manifest themselves in various situations.