Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of Scholarship [Pdf]
This is a two-page PDF "Avoiding PLAGIARISM Mastering the Art of Scholarship." It includes the definition of plagiarism, reasons to avoid plagiarism, guidelines for avoiding plagiarism, and how to cite sources.
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Prism Magazine: Student Plagiarism in an Online World
Prism Magazine offers an essay on student plagiarism and how to track down if the paper is plagiarized.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Plagiarism Information
This page offers links to information about plagiarism, how to prevent it, statistics, and consequences.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: The Plagiarism Spectrum
The Plagiarism Spectrum identifies 10 types of plagiarism. View this chart which tags each type with an easy to remember digital moniker, definition, rank by severity, and score by frequency of appearance.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Copyrights and Wrongs: Grades 9 12
Students explore the legal and ethical dimensions of respecting creative work. Requires free membership.
FNO Press
Fno.org: The New Plagiarism
Subtitled "Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in the Electronic Age," this article is particularly addressed to teachers who assign research projects.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Punishable Perils of Plagiarism
Fighting plagiarism is serious business. From brainchild-snatching to wholly quotables, plagiarists have plenty of wily ways to pass others' work off as their own- and all of them are threats to original thinking. Melissa Huseman...
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Please Don't Cheat: Digital Ethics
A collection of resources on piracy, copyright, plagiarism, and digital ethics. Additional information is available on other sections of the website.
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Inf Ohio: Permission to Use Copyrighted Resources Tip Sheet [Pdf]
A ready-to-print tip sheet on how to request permission to use copyrighted materials. Includes a sample letter of request.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decisions on Deadline
This collection contains two lesson plans and an interactive game that will facilitate discussion and deepen understanding of the complex issues raised in the documentary film, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plagiarism
This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and discusses types of plagiarism. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 2
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 3
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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Gallaudet University: English Works: How to Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarism can cause you unnecessary problems. Review these simple suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism. Examples and rules help you give credit to the author.
TES Global
Blendspace: Plagiarism
A learning module that includes eighteen links to videos, images, and websites explaining plagiarism and the problems it creates.
Other
Plagiarism Checker
Cut and paste student writing into the box to check for signs of plagiarism. The detector will find plagiarized text in homework and other essays/reports.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Computer Citizenship
An in-depth article on Computer/Internet ethics. Includes personal property, copyright, plagiarism, respect, and protecting yourself and others. Also includes examples for class discussion questions.
Other
Inf Ohio: Educational Multimedia Guidelines Tip Sheet [Pdf]
A ready-to-print tip sheet with guidelines for students and teachers about using text, video, pictures, music, and other materials and content sources without violating copyright.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Research Process: Writing Ethically
This lesson focuses on academic honesty and intentional and unintentional plagiarism including definitions and tips to avoid them. It provides three videos: "West Boca High School principal accused of plagiarism," "What is academic...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What Is Plagiarism?
In this lesson, students write summaries of researched information in their own words and quote text accurately.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Acknowledging Sources
An explanation of plagiarism is included this learning module. Students will learn why it is important to cite all sources during a research
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Walden University: Using Evidence: Direct Copy and Pasting From Source
Learn some strategies to avoid plagiarism.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Writing History: From Students to Scholars Lesson Plan
Recent incidents of plagiarism, or suspected plagiarism by former academics and by news reporters, make this a hot topic. This lesson, based on a NewsHour story on the topic could lead to lively discussion and inquiry in the classroom. A...
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Cyber Smart!: Whose Is It, Anyway? [Pdf]
A worksheet to accompany a lesson where students learn that, although the Internet makes it very easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical, unfair, and unacceptable.