Plagiarism

I can create a classroom that advocates and practices safe, legal and responsible use of information and technology in many ways. To start, I need to reinforce to my students that taking work that is not their own is considered plagiarism. I don’t want to scare my students into making sure information is properly being cited, however they must also know the side effects of what can happen if you take something that is not your own. In case a student does try to plagiarize, the netknowhow website provides a four step process to which educators can take to get rid of the plagiarism habit. The first step is to inform the student of their wrongdoing. They have to know that plagiarism is cheating and unacceptable. The second step is to detect. They need to figure out if the student has a history of plagiarism and also to figure out if the student essay’s language and style matches up with previous work. The third step is to respond. It is important to communicate with the student and allow them to know the consequences of plagiarism. The fourth and final step is contract. This is a written document which specifies what the student can and cannot do when writing a paper. These will be specific and the student will sign it and have to deal with any consequence in the contract is violated.

As described in the netknowhow website, they suggest many ways in which you can support collaboration, learning, and productivity. It stated, to make it clear to students that you value their ideas, and will support them in developing and refining their ideas and writing skills. In addition, it also believed that educators must shape students' research/writing processes and explorations ahead of time. Providing students with examples of writing can do this, so they have a better understanding as to what is being looked for. Another method to use is to become familiar with the student’s type of writing. In doing so it will allow you to set reasonable goals for the student. Also, encouraging the student in writing there own stuff will also boost their confidence in writing on their own and not copying. There are several other types of strategies that will support the use of outside sources as well.

The 2Learn.ca Education Society Presents NetKnowHow.ca. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.netknowhow.ca/NKHPLRRU.html>.

The 2Learn.ca Education Society Presents NetKnowHow.ca. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

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