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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of Scholarship [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Prism Magazine offers an essay on student plagiarism and how to track down if the paper is plagiarized.
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Plagiarism Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers links to information about plagiarism, how to prevent it, statistics, and consequences.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: The Plagiarism Spectrum

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Copyrights and Wrongs: Grades 9 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the legal and ethical dimensions of respecting creative work. Requires free membership.
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FNO Press

Fno.org: The New Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Subtitled "Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in the Electronic Age," this article is particularly addressed to teachers who assign research projects.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Punishable Perils of Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Please Don't Cheat: Digital Ethics

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Inf Ohio: Permission to Use Copyrighted Resources Tip Sheet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A ready-to-print tip sheet on how to request permission to use copyrighted materials. Includes a sample letter of request.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Decisions on Deadline

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and discusses types of plagiarism. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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Other

Gallaudet University: English Works: How to Avoid Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Plagiarism

For Students 3rd - 9th Standards
A learning module that includes eighteen links to videos, images, and websites explaining plagiarism and the problems it creates.
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Plagiarism Checker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Computer Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Inf Ohio: Educational Multimedia Guidelines Tip Sheet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Writing Ethically

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is Plagiarism?

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, students write summaries of researched information in their own words and quote text accurately.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Acknowledging Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some strategies to avoid plagiarism.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Writing History: From Students to Scholars Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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Other

Cyber Smart!: Whose Is It, Anyway? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.