Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Thing 10: Copyright and Plagiarism

Oh wow, it sure is hard to keep on top of plagiarism with the students. I mean, it is pretty easy to spot, but it is hard to explain and to direct them towards responsible use. My students do a few research projects in my class and this is the ongoing struggle. It becomes especially difficult with students with learning disabilities or low reading levels and writing skills. I could spend weeks on lessons about how to write information "in your own words" and how to create work based off of information learned from several different sources.

I'm still plugging away, however! Any advice on this subject would be welcomed!

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