[CASL-L] Plagiarism Checker

[Janet Kenney]

Ditto what Jennifer says.  And on a side note: I once met a teacher who had his students use the free trial of turnitin on their own senior projects. It was used as a learning tool instead of a "gotcha" tool. 

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On Oct 23, 2013, at 7:56 AM, "Rocca, Jennifer" <roccaj at brookfieldps.org> wrote:

> ** I sent this a minute ago but I replied only to Cara.  Resending to the whole group **
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> We've resisted purchasing services like TurnItIn.  Instead we try to help the teachers focus on the research process.  When the student need to document along the way where their information is coming from, demonstrate notes from their sources, create an independent outline, etc. - any instances of plagiarism become apparent very quickly.
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> We do a lot of this through NoodleTools which makes it easy to tie together citations, annotations, notecards, and outlines.  It also makes it easier to complete formative assessments since the student projects are shared with the teacher from the beginning.
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> I have a concern with plagiarism checkers that students become concerned with "what do I have to do to not get caught" rather than "how do I complete this work in my own substantive way."
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> Jennifer Rocca
> LMS
> Brookfield High School
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> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Cara McConnell <cmcconnell at waterbury.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>> Hello, what does your school use to check for plagiarism?
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>> Best Wishes,
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>> Ms. Cara McConnell
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>> Library Media Specialist
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>> North End Middle School
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