Katie Feldman Module 3

In any learning community, especially the classroom, all members must trust each other that they will act ethically and responsibly when using technology and any other resources. Students should be encouraged to work together on projects in groups, but individual assignments must be worked on by the individual only. A big problem that teachers and classrooms have is honesty with work that is turned in. It is often due to plagiarism, but when technology is involved, is it copyrighting. This is also known as academic integrity. Many academic institutions have a policy stating their statements on academic honesty, integrity, and ethics and it is usually posted to the school site and almost always discusses plagiarism. The process of summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting texts or graphics either online or from a hard copy should also be explained in these policies. Many teachers take on this task individually to explain this concept in a more comprehendible way to their students. Teachers may also encourage or require students to use a specific software to check for plagiarism before they submit their work and assignments. A lot of the academic institutions put these statements on their website’s homepage but others may put them in a student handbook or in the library. These policies must be updated constantly to keep them up to date. In summary, 1. Learners must do their own work, 2. Learners must document the sources of information they use in assignments, 3. Learners must complete all course requirements fairly, and 4. Learners have to abide by confidentiality agreements.

Plagiarism and technology in the classroom

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