Keeping Kids Safe From a Design Perspective: Ethical and Legal Guidelines for Designing a Video-Based App for Children

Educators can use video to gain invaluable information about their students. A concern is that collecting videos online can create an increased security risk for children. The purpose of this article is to provide ethical and legal guidelines for designing video-based apps for mobile devices and the...

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Published in:TechTrends 2015-03, Vol.59 (2), p.40-46
Main Authors: Zydney, Janet Mannheimer, Hooper, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Advocacy
Child Safety
Children & youth
Computer Software
Computer System Design
Courseware
Design Requirements
Education
Educational Development
Educational Technology
Ethics
Guidelines
Handheld Devices
Information Security
Internet
Learning and Instruction
Legal Responsibility
Multimedia Materials
Progress Monitoring
Safety
Software
Video
Video Technology
Young Children
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Summary:Educators can use video to gain invaluable information about their students. A concern is that collecting videos online can create an increased security risk for children. The purpose of this article is to provide ethical and legal guidelines for designing video-based apps for mobile devices and the web. By reviewing the literature, law, and code of ethics around designing sites that capture video of young children, we have developed a set of questions that can guide designers through the decisions that need to be considered in their plans. As an example, we describe how we applied these questions to the design of a Story Retell app, which enables students to share videos of themselves reading to gain feedback from their teachers. Although each design decision will vary across instructional contexts, these guidelines can serve as a framework for designing similar apps that collect video of children.
ISSN:8756-3894
1559-7075
DOI:10.1007/s11528-015-0838-x