Quiz: ProEthica: The Professional Educator and Technology, Digital, and Social Media

Ms. Schneider, a high school teacher, has a profile on a popular social media Web site. In addition to sharing pictures of her family and the places she visits, she also uses the profile to remind her students about upcoming assignments and exams. Which of the following ethical principles for educators does Ms. Schneider most clearly put at risk?

Ms. Clark, the school psychologist, receives medical records for the school’s new student via e-mail. She is surprised to see that the new student has been diagnosed with the same rare condition as her friend’s son who attends a different school.
Which of the following choices poses the greatest risk to principles governing the handling of electronic student records?

Farnsworth High School has recently adopted a bring-your-own-device policy that allows students to bring a personal tablet, laptop, or smartphone to school to use for learning purposes. Of the following, which additional policy best promotes equal access to technology for all students?

Mr. Zhang, a high school math teacher, has heard one of his students, John, talking about illegal drugs with friends. At the end of a class period, Mr. Zhang finds that John accidentally left his phone in the classroom. Mr. Zhang searches through John’s social network site profiles for evidence that John is using illegal drugs. Which of the following ethical obligations of professional educators is put at risk by Mr. Zhang’s actions?

Ms. Langston is a popular teacher at Norton High. Tom, a student in her honors English class, learns her phone number by peeking at papers on her desk and sends her a text message about a homework assignment. Ms. Langston does not reply. The next day Tom asks why she “coldly ignored” a question about a homework assignment. Ms. Langston’s choice not to reply to the text message shows that she is aware that –

Which of the following uses of electronic communications technology best exemplifies an educator’s failure to maintain a separation between his or her personal and professional lives?

Ms. Jackson discovers that several of her students are using a popular social media Web site to bully another of her students. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for Ms. Jackson to take?

Before her psychology class begins, Dr. Anita Davis notices that one of her students, Beth, and some of Beth’s friends are intently looking at Beth’s smartphone. Dr. Davis learns from the group that an adult male has been messaging Beth on social media, asking her to meet him. Beth and the others tell Dr. Davis that they think the man is “gross” and that Beth plans to ignore the requests completely. Which of the following ethical principles should most clearly be guiding Dr. Davis in deciding whether she, as an educator, needs to take action in response to the texts being sent from an adult to a minor?

Ms. Bilson leaves her teaching position in a school district and takes a job at a local for-profit educational company as a tutor. Since Ms. Bilson tutors many students in the district, she asks her former colleagues to e-mail student records to her for help in assessing the students. The teachers who are contacted by Ms. Bilson should do which of the following?

Ms. Nikos and Mr. Kowalski, who are sixth-grade math teachers, are talking in the teachers’ lounge. Ms. Nikos tells Mr. Kowalski that she has come across a Web site that provides an online fractions calculator for users. Ms. Nikos mentions that she is thinking about using the site during class as a learning tool. Mr. Kowalski can best honor the principle of respecting intellectual property by reminding Ms. Nikos to check whether –