Plagiarism and Ethics

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You are writing a report about elephants. On Pebble Go, you found information about what elephants eat so you write the exact same sentences on your own paper and turn it in.

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You are writing a report about motorcycles. At the library you check out a book about motorcycles and read it. There is lots of good information so you use it in your report but you say it in your own words and tell at the end where you got the information.

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You found a photo on the internet of a palm tree. You post it on Instagram and tell everyone you took it while you were on vacation.

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You are making a slideshow for a school project. You insert a photo of a palm tree that you got off of a free sharing site and you make a note saying where you got the photo so others who see your slideshow will know.

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You print out a cool picture of Naruto from the internet and trace it on a piece of paper. You show it to your mom and tell her you drew it all by yourself!

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL

Ethical or NOT Ethical?

You look at a picture of Elsa on your computer and do your best to draw her, looking at the other picture for inspiration. You give it to your friend and tell them you drew it by yourself!

• ✅ ETHICAL

• 🚫 NOT ETHICAL