Avoiding Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism?
- Easybib video (2:50)
How prevalent is plagiarism in high school?
Why, in one word, do people plagiarize?
- Crowdsource a google doc and create a wordcloud
- Consider both INTENTIONAL and UNINTENTIONAL plagairism
What are the consequences of plagiarism?
How might we avoid plagiarism and maintain academic integrity?
- Most colleges & universities have web pages devoted to academic integrity. Here is an example from MIT. Design a webpage for the WHS LLC which provides tools to support academic integrity at WHS. (see info re: Turnitin and additional resources below)
What is Turnitin and why do we use it? Turnitin is a subscription-based originality checking and plagiarism prevention service that checks submitted writing for citation mistakes or inappropriate copying. When a paper is submitted, Turnitin compares it to text in its massive database of student work, websites, books, articles, etc. We utilize Turnitin in order to help students identify mistakes or weaknesses in citations so as to improve their academic writing skills, engage them in the writing process, and provide personalized feedback. Teachers will provide students with instructions that include a class ID number and enrollment password.
Additional Resources:
- Cornell University: Recognizing & Avoiding Plagiarism: online exercise
- NYT’s The Learning Network: Understanding Plagiarism in a Digital Age
- Turnitin: Plagiarism Spectrum