I do not often come across plagiarism, but the
more technology I integrate into my classroom the more I am sure I will come
across it. When I do collaborative or individual research projects in social
studies I can model the correct way to cite writing and sources when I share examples
with them. In searching for lessons on plagiarism, I came across a children’s
book written by Brook Berg called When
Marion Copied: Learning About Plagiarism. It covers the topics of
plagiarism and the proper ways to cite writings and summarize correctly. This
book is written for upper elementary so it will make a great addition to my
teacher resource library. Thursday, September 20, 2012
Plagiarism
I do not often come across plagiarism, but the
more technology I integrate into my classroom the more I am sure I will come
across it. When I do collaborative or individual research projects in social
studies I can model the correct way to cite writing and sources when I share examples
with them. In searching for lessons on plagiarism, I came across a children’s
book written by Brook Berg called When
Marion Copied: Learning About Plagiarism. It covers the topics of
plagiarism and the proper ways to cite writings and summarize correctly. This
book is written for upper elementary so it will make a great addition to my
teacher resource library. 
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I actually have that book in my library. It's a great story and is appropriate for grades 1-5. You'll enjoy it as an addition to your collection. It's also important to address copyright. Students need to know how to apply copyright even when using photos from the internet. I think it's something most adult users of the internet don't understand. Probably the best way to teach it is periodically throughout the year using a lot of examples and plenty of opportunities to apply what they learn.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! I will have to check that book out. I have also seen a great YouTube video where someone took sound bites of Disney films for copyright. As educators we need to stress the importance of using and citing resources. Lori has a great point too, the best way to teach this to students is by plenty of examples and practice. I think this would be a great opportunity to collaborate with L.M.S to create lessons on this topic.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful concept for teaching plagiarism (it seems so obvious that there would exist a book along these lines but I hadn't thought about it I suppose). My greatest worry as I move forward with technology in the classroom, is just strict copying from information contained in a site in the lower level grades I teach as well.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem obvious, but I hadn't really thought about it until this week.
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