1. Respecting Other Peoples’ Work
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2. Plagiarism
• Using some or all of somebody’s work or idea, and saying
that you created it
• Copying and pasting text, images, video, or anything that
someone else created without giving them credit.
• It’s cheating, and it’s against school rules.
• If a teacher asks you to write a report or project, the teacher
expects you not to copy, whether it’s from a webpage or
from your best friend.
• Even if you copy something into your own handwriting or
retype it yourself, it’s still plagiarism
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3. Respect
• A way of showing that you admire and value
something
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4. Citation
• A formal note of credit to an author that includes
their name, date published, and where you found
the information
• Avoids plagiarism
• Shows respect for creator
• Example:
Christensen, Norman L., Jr. "Tree." World Book Online. 12 Dec. 2005
<http://www.worldbookonline.com>.
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5. Copyright Laws
• Protect the ownership of authors’ written works,
photos, drawings, videos, and other graphics by
requiring that people who make copies do so only
with the permission of the owner.
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6. So, why is it important not to plagiarize?
• To show respect for other’s work
• To avoid stealing!
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7. How do you avoid plagiarizing?
• Use citations!
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8. Assignment: Okay or No Way!
• Open this file from your desktop.
• Work with your partner to complete.
• Directions
– Read each of the stories.
– Decide if the person’s action was okay or not okay.
– Explain your decision.
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9. Fair Use
• Certain uses of copyrighted works for schoolwork
is considered “fair use” and does not require
copyright permission,
• BUT--credit or a citation be given
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10. Book Citations
List:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher,
Publication Date.
Example:
Thompson, Sarah. Amazing Whales! New York: Harper Collins, 2005.
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11. Website Citations
How to:
Author’s Last Name, First Name, if given (not webpage creator). Title of Page or
Site. Publication or Update Date. Name of Institution or Sponsoring
Organization. Date of Visit to Site <URL of Page>.
Example:
“Amazing Facts.” 2009. The Whale Center of New England. 18 Aug. 2010.
<http://www.whalecenter.org/information/facts.html>.
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12. Image Citations
How to:
Author’s Last Name, First Name, if given. “Name of Image.” Type of Image. Title of
Site or Page. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Publication or Update
Date. Date of Visit to Site <URL of Image>.
Example:
Murray, Seamus. “Bar Harbor, Whale Watching.” Photo. Seamus Murray’s
Photostream. 3 July 2005. 18 Aug. 2010. Flickr.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/seamusnyc/347748290/>.
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13. Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net
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14. Source for this Presentation
Common Sense Media. (2011). Retrieved from
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/l
esson/whose-it-anyway-4-5
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