Safety Stars

Talk about cheating with students!  Discuss why it is wrong and what exactly constitutes cheating. 

Here are some resources to get you started:

PBS Kids website discusses cheating, provides practice scenarios and a poll

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/cheating/article2.html

Common sense answers to the difference between cheating and using the Internet for research

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_looking_up_homework_answers_online_cheating

Student Plagarism in an Online World

http://www.prism-magazine.org/december/html/student_plagiarism_in_an_onlin.htm

Show students how to cite books, websites and other sources correctly.

Citation Guidelines:

Automatic Citation Generator

http://www.easybib.com/

MLA Electronic Resources

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

APA Electronic Resources

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

If your student is cheating be sure to address the problem right away.

Tips for detecting plagarism:

Detection tips from California State University

http://www.library.csuci.edu/plagiarism/detect.htm

Plagarism checker

http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/