Turnitin and Plagiarism

           Turnitin and plagiarism occurs many times a day in College and High Schools. I believe many students think that they can get away with plagiarism. If students only knew that they will get caught as soon as the teacher runs the paper through a plagiarism program. Plagiarism happens when you do not paraphrase things in your own words. I know that many students do realize how much trouble that they can get into if they plagiarize. Students may be suspended and/or expelled. I think if students plagiarize then he or she must face the consequences.

Turnitin is a great program that can help teachers catch students who plagiarize. Turnitin is quick and easy to use. The teacher processes the item through the program and it will show the percentage of plagiarism. I think every teacher and school should have a plagiarism program.

I think that teachers should always review and explain plagiarism. I think the more teachers explain and emphasize on how much trouble the student could get in, then the students would take the teacher more seriously. Students tend to procrastinate whenever projects and papers of any kind are due. I think when students wait to complete an assignment at the last minute this is when plagiarism occurs. I think this is due to pressure and stress and that the student wants to get it done as quickly as possible.

I think that many teachers could help students by exhibiting and reflecting on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.  A good example of this, in my opinion, could happen when the teacher first talks to the students about plagiarism. The teacher could have each student look up reports of plagiarism and compare all of them with each other. This may help students realize this topic isn’t a joke. Teachers should also come up with fun interactive ideas to keep the children moving and learning at the same time. This topic is serious but make it fun for the students.

 

When a teacher assigns a paper or research paper, they should review the consequences of plagiarism. When using information from the Internet, students should also be careful.  Teachers should review all the rules of copyright infringement on the Internet with the students. Plagiarism occurs when student’s copy information word for word and does not say or record where they got the information. Students and teachers should be careful when downloading and using songs and recordings from the Internet. You should always read information from the site you are getting material from. Many sites require you to contact the provider, put the source in the project, or sometimes you can take the song without providing information from the source. Teachers and students should always be aware of the social, ethical, and legal issues of the Internet. Always be aware of what sites you use and make sure you do your part in making sure to include your source in anything you take form the Internet. 

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