They list the possible ethical issues involved when representing oneself or one's group to such a large and varied audience and brainstorm a list of special measures that can be taken to ensure that their publication is fair, accurate, and comprehensible. Students should discuss their special responsibilities to people whose faces, voices, or names might be used in their Web project. Students discuss why and how they might make special provisions to protect these people. Students discuss the use of others' material in their own Web publications and discuss and list the legal and ethical issues at hand. Students should be reminded that just as in other contexts, using verbatim text from other sites or paper sources is considered plagiarism.
Students generate ideas to avoid potential problems with borrowed material.
These questions should incorporate material from class discussions and serve as a guide for themselves and other students to remind them of their responsibilities as web publishers. The class may produce a master list for future use. Students can share and compare the pages they've found with classmates to begin to get a feel for the scope of the Internet. Older students can supplement their discussion on ethics by researching the legal aspects of Web publishing, borrowing materials, etc. As a complement to their discussions of responsibilities, students can research and discuss the first amendment and examine their rights as Web publishers.