Plagiarism:

Challenges of teaching in the culture of copy and the era of cut and paste

Example of student research report

Eleanor Roosevelt

How much plagiarism is there in schools today?

How much do you see?

Whose problem is this anyway?

in the 21st century?

How would you define

cheating

What teachers can do: Catch ‘em! Google a nested

phrase.

Teach students to cite sources (Citation Maker)

Note-taking All research is driven by

questions. Notes are taken with a purpose.

Note-taking strategies Trash ‘n Treasure

Annotating

Electronic note-taking

Using PowerPoint for note-taking

What else teachers can do:

Design Low Probability Plagiarism assignments.

“Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments”

by Doug Johnson

“For the Best Answers, Ask Tough Questions”

By Joyce Valenza

Essential Questions Essential questions are thought-

provoking, open-ended, and have many right answers.

Enduring knowledge has understanding beyond the classroom.

“Skinny” questions Topical research assignments are

exercises in paraphrasing.

See the difference: When was the Declaration of

Independence signed? What would have happened it we

had not signed it?

Plagiarism -

It’s not just a student problem!