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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH (eto) Program HOSTS C3 CONFERENCE JUNE 17-18

Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity to be discussed at College of Education event

 

COLLEGE PARK, MD (May 6, 2004) — Developed to help educators learn effective ways to safely use technology in the classroom, the Educational Technology Outreach (ETO) program in the College of Education is hosting a conference June 17-18, 2004. The conference is titled, "C3–Cyberethics, Cybersafety, and Cybersecurity–For Professional Educators: Implications for Classroom and Higher Education Technology Instruction."

Among the titles of the topics to be offered are: Property Rights and Copyright issues, Plagiarism and Electronic Cheating; Safety and Security: Internet Citizenship–Rights and Responsibilities; Effective Security Practices; Cybersecurity for the Digital District; CyberSmart and other Curriculum Resources; Accessing Education: IT for students with Disabilities; Viruses, Hoaxes, Trojan Horses: Backing up, Anti-virus protection, and Firewalls; Mail, messaging, Spam Control; and Curriculum and Tools for Security Training and Awareness.

 

"With the constant evolving of new worms and viruses, and the expansion of laws on copyright infringement and file-sharing, this conference can be very useful  for all educators who want to keep up with the latest information," said Davina Pruitt-Mentle, ETO director.


The first day of the conference will host two keynote speakers, Rodney Petersen, author of Information Privacy: Public and Instructional Policies and William Maconachy from NSA’s National INFOSEC Education and Training program. The early registration fee for the conference, to be held at the Benjamin Building on the university campus, is $95. The regular registration fee is $150, and on-site registration fee is $175.

To register for the conference, please visit www.edtechoutreach.umd.edu, or contact Davina Pruitt-Mentle at dp151@umail.umd.edu.

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