Why Should Educators Be Concerned About Computer Crime and Technology Misuse?
As teachers, we are expected to provide a safe environment which allows a variety of different educational experiences. Technology allows us to broaden our repertoire of approaches, while the Internet provides students ready access to many different, high quality resources at minimal cost. Teachers incorporating technology should have a basic grasp of ways in which technology and technological communications can be used inappropriately, and should model appropriate behaviors and be vigilant when involving students in working with computer technologies and using computer-based communication. For example, software piracy, unauthorized use or illegal copying of a software product, is often considered to be a victimless crime. In reality, it is far from victimless. It stifles new-product innovation, reduces research and development funds which come from software sales revenue, robs countries of tax revenue and eliminates jobs. According to the 1997 Global Piracy Report, the most current we
