Plagiarism? Never!

While the Internet is undoubtedly a powerful educational tool, some students use it for more nefarious reasons. The Internet is great for searching essay topics, but some students take it further and actually look up essays. Other students might find an excellent source, but improperly, or don't, cite said source. Teaching students the correct ways to use, cite, and quote sources is imortant. Also, as every student knows, turnitin.com is available to discover those students who have plagiarized, whether by choice or unknowingly.

Those Crazy Kids

The advent of the technological age brought with it an entire new set of rules and guidelines for the classroom. The power of the Internet and it's collection of parent-hated sites can occasionally be too much for students. Because of this, schools and teachers have to create policies for student use in the computer labs and classroom.

These policies include:
1. Restricting Student Access at Certain Times.
2. Direct Adult Supervison or Parental Permission.
3. Computers Resistant to Student Modification.
4. Filtering Software.

Copyright Catastrophe

For many students, the Internet has been a constant presence in the classroom. The Internet offers an abundance of information with the simplicity of a mouse click. For the teacher, however, the Interent does serve up complications. With today's copyright laws designed to protect the owner's works, some information may be off-limits. Teachers can utilize the fair use guidelines to know for sure if the informaton is legally accessible for use in the classroom.

Fair Use Guidelines:
1. The Purpose and Character of Use
2. The Nature of the Copyrighted Work
3. The Amount of the Work Used in Relation to the Work as a Whole.
4. The Effect of the Use upon the Potential Market for or Value of the Copyrighted Work.