TurnItIn

TurnItIn is an online site that allows students and teachers to double-check their work for plagiarism.  You submit your document to the website and it checks it.  Once it is done checking it, it gives you a percentage of how much your document is plagiarized.  It is also fairly accurate, however it can make some mistakes.  
   Our assignment was to intentionally plagiarize a report and submit it to TurnItIn so we could see how the website worked.  And sure enough, it did. My report was 97% plagiarized! (Don't forget, it was intentional!)

We did this assignment to focus on the legal, social, and ethical issues the Internet can cause.  Some people do not realize that copying and pasting IS plagiarism!  Plagiarizing is a serious issue, and it can lead to severe consequences.  I will no doubt use this website again.  It is a great  and helpful tool!

Using TurnItIn falls under the NETS-T standard:
 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital

culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources

c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

 

It is so important for teachers to educate their students on plagiarizing.  Students need to understand that they have to give credit where credit needs to be given.  The teacher needs to make sure their students understand the importance of being ethical, safe, and legal when using information from the Internet of other documents.