Tech in the Classroom: Ethics, Equity, and Responsibility
Teaching Futures by Nataliia Barr
Episode notes
Welcome to "Teaching Futures", the podcast where we explore how technology is shaping education and what that means for teachers, students, and society. I’m your host, Natali Barr.
In today’s episode, we’ll explore a critical question: What are our ethical responsibilities as educators when we use technology in the classroom?
Let’s begin.
Digital platforms like Google Classroom or ClassDojo collect and store massive amounts of student data. While they can enhance learning, they also pose serious privacy concerns.
As Hard and Jamison (2005) argue in Hubris and Hybrids, technology is never neutral - it’s embedded in political and cultural systems. When we adopt new tools, we must ask: Who ow ...
Keywords
Technology, digital classroom, teaching, ethics, regulations, safeguarding, equality