The Virtual Ancient Museum was first implemented during the 1997-98 school year with the support of a Museum in the Classroom grant from the Illinois State Board of Education. The Web site is produced in association with WGBH Interactive, Boston, which produces Web sites supporting WGBH national series such as Nova, Antiques Roadshow and Arthur. The WGBH Educational Foundation is the single largest producer of primetime television programs and Web sites seen nationally on PBS and PBS.org. Put PBS.org at the top of its list of the best Web sites of all time. The Justice Department and the Information Technology Association of America, a trade group, have launched the Cybercitizen Partnership to encourage educators and parents to talk to children in ways that equate computer crimes with old-fashioned wrongdoing.
Many teens still consider computer mischief harmless.
A recent survey found that 48 percent of students in elementary and middle school do not consider hacking illegal. Gail Chmura, a computer-science teacher at Oakton High School in Vienna, Va., makes ethics a constant in her curriculum, teaching students about topics such as computer law, software piracy and online cheating. Net Briefs is a free education news service. This service is made possible based on the number of people who read the newsletter. You can help keep this news service free by distributing Ed.