Copyright and Fair Use

What is plagarism?

• Being able to cheat without people knowing.

• Being honest and responsible as a student.

• Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

• Explaining an idea using different words.

What is cheating?

• Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

• Copying from others, including students, friends and websites.

• Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

• Looking at someone's paper because you can.

What are the consequences for plagiarism and/or cheating?

• The consequences on assignment will result in a 0 grade and parents/administration will be notified.

• The consequences on assignment will be minor.

• There are no consequences because I will never ever get caught.

• The consequences on assignment will result in the same grade, but my parents will be called.

What is paraphrasing?

• Explaining an idea using different words.

• Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

• Working cooperatively with others on a common goal with shared information.

• Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

When students work together, should they turn-in identical work?

• Yes, because you are explaining an idea using different words.

• No. Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

• Yes, they can copy from others, including students, friends and websites.

• No, because it is an an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person.

What is collaboration?

• Explaining an idea using different words.

• Copying from others, including students, friends and websites.

• Working cooperatively with others on a common goal with shared information.

• Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

What is the honor code?

• By promising not to cheat, promising not to help others cheat, and promising to report incidents of cheating, students can make a commitment to the entire school, not just to their friends.

• The golden rule.

• Only helping others not cheat by getting them in trouble.

• Not cheating on tests, but cheating on assignments.

Cheating is ________ to you and your friends.

• easy

• hard

• unfair

• fair

Cheating can get you in _______ trouble.

• none

• little

• some

• serious

Cheating is the same as ______.

• plagarism

• cheating

• lying

• failing