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1 Plagiarism: Challenges of teaching in the culture of copy and the era of cut and paste

2 Example of student research report Eleanor Roosevelt

3 How much plagiarism is there in schools today? How much do you see? Whose problem is this anyway?

4 in the 21 st century? How would you define cheating

5 What teachers can do:  Catch ‘em! Google a nested phrase.  Teach students to cite sources (Citation Maker)

6 Note-taking  All research is driven by questions. Notes are taken with a purpose.

7 Note-taking strategies  Trash ‘n Treasure Trash ‘n Treasure  Annotating  Electronic note-taking  Using PowerPoint for note-taking

8 What else teachers can do:  Design Low Probability Plagiarism assignments.  “Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments” “Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments” by Doug Johnson

9 “For the Best Answers, Ask Tough Questions” By Joyce Valenza

10 Essential Questions  Essential questions are thought- provoking, open-ended, and have many right answers.  Enduring knowledge has understanding beyond the classroom.

11 “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?

12 Plagiarism - It’s not just a student problem!


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