A Web-Based Information Communication Ethics Education System for the Gifted Elementary School Students in Computer

The development of information communication technologies has brought great changes to our society. These advancements enable people to work more efficiently and make daily life more convenient. However, the pervasive application of information communication technologies also has some side effects such as hacking and computer game addiction. While current school education on computers and communication for the gifted students has mainly focused on knowledge and skills on computer, ethical issues on computer knowledge and technologies have not been dealt with sufficiently. In this paper, we introduce a Web-based information communication ethics education system for the gifted elementary school students in computer. The proposed system has the following characteristics: First, extensive contents for the gifted elementary school students are organized. Second, the system adopts various types of avatars for delivering hard contents in an interesting manner. Third, the system supports various types of interactions by providing interactive environments. Finally, the proposed system provides online survey to check students' progress in information communication ethics.