Ethical Use of Digital Resources

Ethical Use of Digital Resources Mini-Lesson

Driving Question: How is plagiarism defined and what are the steps to avoid plagiarizing?

In this lesson you will learn the definition of plagiarism, the common mistakes in using information and how to avoid inadvertantly plagiarizing some else's work.

Watch the video below. View the video above regarding citing your sources. Did you recognize the quotes used in the rap, particularly as the source was added to the screen? Do you think it would be easy or difficult to avoid some of the commonly quoted phrases when writing your original works?

Engage

Explore

In this day of digital resources, the temptation to copy and paste information into the student's work is high. To avoid plagiarizing, students should learn to cite sources. View the video below to get a better understanding of plagairism in the 21st century.

Explain

Plagiarism is defined as directly quoting any work, writing, video, art, etc. that is not your original thought. Students must be able to identify when plagiarism is occuring. Check out the article below to identify what constitutes plagiarism by clicking the graphic below.

So the question becomes, how do you cite your sources when gathering resources and creating original works? It is said it is better to over cite rather than fail to cite a source. View the video on how to avoid plagiarsm and how to properly cite sources.

Enhance/ Extend

Enhnace: You should use the following resource, IRIS literacy tutorial, to practice identifying plagiarism. This online practice site gives you scenarios and you are to determine whether plagiarism has occured or not occured.

Plagiarism Practice

Extend: Now it is your turn. Take what you know about plagiarism. Create 3 scenarios where a minimum of two of the scenarios contain an instance of plagiarism. Be sure to identify what the learner could have done to prevent the plagiarism. You may work in groups of two, but each group member must submit to the dropbox independently. You may choose to use any online collaboration tool of your choice. Click the image below for some popular online collaboration sites.

Evaluate

For your final project you are to create a public service announcement about ethical use of information. You can create a video, a storyboard, a billboard or a print ad. Make sure your project is eye catching, contains information about what plagiarism is and how to best avoid plagiarizing other people's work. You will submit this public service announcement as a group.

Click on the image below for a list of free online presentation tools.

Lesson Resources:

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Standard 1 Inquire, Think Critically, and gain Knowledge

1.1 Skills

1.1.7 Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information and point of view bias.

1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuring inquiry.

1.3 Reponsibilities

1.3.1 Respect copyright/ intellectual property rights of creators and producers.

1.3.2 Follow ethical and legal guidlines in gathering and using information.

1.3.4 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community.

1.3.5 Use information technology responsibly.

Standard 2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations and create new knowledge.

2.1 Skills

2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.

Standard 3 Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

3.1 Skills

3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize information and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use and assess.

3.1.6 Use information and technology ethically and responsibly.

Standard 4 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

4.1 Skills

4.1.6 Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be called upon easily.

4.3 Responsibilities

4.3.2 Recognize that resources are created for a variety of purposes.

ISTE Standards:

1. Creativity and Innovation

1B: Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

2. Communication and Collaboration

2A: Interact, collaborate and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

2D: Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

3. Research and Information Fluency

3B: Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize adn ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

3C: Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

3D: Process data and report results