Published August 31, 2005
We have an obligation to teach students about the ethical use of digital resources. Use these links to learn more about copyright, plagiarism, and the proper citation of sources.
Links
- Virtual Salt: Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers This article by writer and educator Robert Harris helps educators understand why students plagiarize and offers strategies and resources for combating plagiarism and educating students about intellectual property.
- Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting This page is an excellent guide for students who struggle with how to blend the work of others with their own writing. It is one of many online lessons by Carol Rohrbach and Joyce Valenza.
- The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use This article from the October 2002 issue of Technology & Learning has a link to a copyright quiz for educators and to a chart that every educator should print and post on the classroom wall.
- Copyright with Cyberbee This copyright page gives an overview to copyright and links to resources. A link at the top of the page takes you to their interactive copyright questions and answers page that has a fun interface for kids to use.
- US Copyright Office This is the official page of the United States Copyright Office and the place to go for answers to any copyright questions.
- Copyright in an Electronic Environment This page, hosted by the North Caroline Department of Instruction, is an easy-to-read, bulleted list of fair use guidelines for educators.
- Creative Commons This site offers authors and artists a flexible copyright alternative, allowing them to share their work without giving up all rights to it.
