Walk the Plank! Walk the Plank! Stopping Intellectual Piracy Jamie Boston, LMT Davis Joint Unified School District Revised by KCUSD Digital Citizenship Committee Kid’s Health

How Big a Problem Is This? In one focus group of students from high achieving high schools in New Jersey, a girl stated: “It’s almost a big deal if you don’t cheat.” Lathrop and Foss, 2000, p. xi beextreme/vibenov2002/art/cheating(photo).j pg

What is plagiarism? According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means: 1. to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own. 2. to use (another's production) without crediting the source. 3. to commit literary theft. 4. to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

What is plagiarism? (student version) Cheating: “If you had any help that you don’t want your teacher or parents to know about, you probably cheated” Lathrop and Foss, 2000, p. 116 Plagiarism: “If you didn’t think of it and write it all on your own, and you didn’t cite (or write down) the sources where you found the ideas or words, it’s probably plagiarism”

What is plagiarism? Did you know the word plagiarism comes from the Latin plagiarius meaning "kidnapper“?

Why do people plagiarize? Ignorance Pressure/fear Lack of confidence Academic demands Perceived lack of consequences It’s easy

Why do people plagiarize? Boredom/lack of interest Laziness Competition Arrogance Cultural differences The “challenge” cheating.jpg

How to Avoid Plagiarism Give credit to the creator of work you use Obtain permission from copyright person or entity to use material

“I found your speech to be good and original. However, the part that was original was not good and the part that was good was not original.” - Samuel Johnson ( ) lopaedia/hutchinson/m html

References Carroll, J. (November, 2000). Plagiarism: Is there a virtual solution? Teaching News. November. Center for Academic Integrity (2003). Culwin, F. & Lancaster, T. (2001). Plagiarism, Prevention, Deterrence & Detection. Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, South Bank University, U.K. Lancaster.htmhttp:// Lancaster.htm

English, S. (1999). Not cheating, just chatting. The Australian, (25th August), p. 40. Evans, J. (2000). The new plagiarism in higher education: From selection to reflection. Interactions Gibelman, M., Gelman, S. R., and Fast, J. (1999). The downside of cyberspace: Cheating made easy. Journal of Social Work Education 35. Harris, Robert. Anti-Plagiarism strategies for research papers. (2004)

Lathrop, A. and Foss, K. (2000). Student cheating and plagiarism in the Internet era: A Wake-Up call. CO: Libraries Unlimited. Renard, L. (2000). Cut and Paste 101: Plagiarism and the Net. Educational Leadership 57, (4), pp Sandsmark, Fred. (Jan 2000 )TechWeek: "Your Cheatin' Heart Doesn't Stand a Chance" “What is plagiarism?” Tutorial ,00.html ,00.html