1. Copyright Issues in Student Research and Strategies for Parental Support Ashley Siegel EDIT 7500 October 28, 2008

2. Is it copyright protected? Look at the top of your handout Which of the items do you think are copyright protected?

3. Is it copyright protected?

4. *** It does not matter if an item has the copyright notice ©. It just has to be recorded in some manner whether it is on paper, on video, or an audio recording ***

5. What can my student use in their school work? Examples of Fair Use: 10% of a copyrighted musical composition 10% or 3 minutes (whichever is less) of a copyrighted video One chart, picture, diagram, graph, cartoon, or picture per book or periodical issue Note: Credit must be given for all works used. (http://nausetschools.org/pdf/fairuse_slides.pdf)

6. What is Plagiarism? “To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source” –Merriam-Webster

7. How do students plagiarize? 1.Students copy and paste from a website, database, or book 2.Students use papers from students that have already take the class 3.Students buy papers from online sources

8. Ways to Avoid Plagiarism Choose research topics that are of interest to students or let students select their own topic Breakup the research paper or project into manageable chunks to prevent procrastination and last minute panic Emphasize the value of the research and writing process Show your children that you do not break or bend rules (http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm)

9. Research Strategies Create Idea Webs that help students summarize topics that they are researching.

10. Research Strategies Teach your students to create modern-day note cards Possible Tools: Excel or Google Notebook

11. Additional Resources www.plagiarism.org/ Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism - http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/T M/curr390_guide.shtml (http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm)