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Title: Plagiarism in our schools today


1
Plagiarism in our schools today
  • By Zulma Whiteford
  • Technology Coordinator
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

2
Plagiarism
  • Definition
  • Examples of plagiarism today
  • The Internets Impact
  • Student excuses
  • Consequences
  • Detection tools
  • Student education
  • Resources

3
Definitions
  • Plagiarism- an idea, expression, plot, or the
    like, taken from another and used as ones own.
    (World Book Encyclopedia)

4
Plagiarism today
  • Bindu Ganga- Fired from Argosy University
  • Kaavya Viswanathan Harvard student lost
    publishing contract for Opal Mehta series.
  • JK Rowlings and Dan Brown were accused of
    plagiarism.

5
The Internets Impact
  • Availability of information
  • Accessibility of information
  • Copy and Paste feature

6
Student excuses
  • Lack of knowledge or education
  • Lack of time
  • Compromised values
  • Pressure to perform

7
Consequences
  • High Schools (suspension, Honor Board, academic
    probation, expulsion)
  • College (academic probation, course failure,
    expulsion)

8
Detection tools
  • Search engines like Google
  • Services like Turnitin.com
  • Teacher experience

9
Student education
  • Academic perspective (Web quests, paraphrasing
    exercises, articles, proper ways of composing a
    bibliography, citing.)
  • Ethical and moral approach in our Catholic
    Schools

10
Webquests
  • Collierville High School Webquest
  • East Lebanon High School
  • Middle School Webquest
  • Elementary Lesson plan and worksheets

11
Works Cited
  • Holahan, Catherine. "Teen Looses Book Deal."
    North Jersey Media Group. 3 May 2006. 8 May 2006
    ltwww.bergen.comgt.
  • "Intellectual Property." World Book Dictionary. 8
    May 2006 ltwww.worldbookonline.comgt.
  • Newbart, Dave. "University Fires Official
    Accussed of Plagiarism." Sun Times. 6 Mar. 2006.
    8 May 2006 ltwww.suntimes.comgt.
  • "Plagiarism." World Book Dictionary. 8 May 2006
    ltwww.worldbookonline.comgt.
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