eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

Inform Students First of all, you need to inform your students about the fact that plagiarism will never be tolerated. Explain that when they use AI tools to generate the texts for their assignments, they are not actually presenting their own writing to you.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2019

But it could make for a practical addition to its growing suite of online educational tools, now used by tens of millions of teachers and students. Upon creating an assignment, a teacher can turn on the originality reports feature, which lets students check their assignments up to three times.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. This certainly is not part of the expected college experience for students or parents. Students may also lack confidence in attempting to implement the expected academic guidelines.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT is here to stay, and it’s wise to now consider it a part of learning In fact, every assignment moving forward must be graded with ChatGPT in mind See related article: How educators can navigate AI-driven plagiarism You may have heard of ChatGPT. Let students grade each other’s contributions?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Then there is the world of education, where teachers like me are watching AI completely change the way students learn. Already we’re seeing students use AI to plagiarize or cheat on their assignments. Have students submit some personal information into a survey (such as their favorite food, animal, or school subject).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. ESL students won’t be able to succeed at school or college if they can’t use the language well enough: Their grades and overall subject knowledge will suffer.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

As a result, 28 percent of the students said workers will need to acquire new skills to thrive in the new AI workplace, and more than two thirds are looking to their schools to help position them for future success. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2023

Nearly every school or university faculty is having at least a few conversations about how to address a world rich in easy-to-use artificial intelligence tools that can generate student assignments. It appears that most students used ChatGPT. The other four ranged from zero to 65 percent AI-derived.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

So, how can we help students to see their mistakes so they can correct them? I’ve recommended that my students use Grammarly ( www.grammarly.com/grammar- check ), a free Chrome extension, to help them catch their errors as they compose emails, engage on social media, and write assignments online.

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Writing Plagiarism Assignments English 335

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Has the ubiquity of social media given plagiarism new life? Whether or not the Internet is to blame, plagiarism seems to have become more socially acceptable across grade levels. We repost so much so frequently that some platforms, such as Facebook, have been compelled to develop their own citation rules to combat plagiarism.

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Plagiarism Essay Internet Assignments 124

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Not only does it make educators revise their approach to teaching academic writing, but some still see it as a threat to students’ academic integrity. So, plagiarism checkers don’t see them as copied. How to know if a student uses AI to cheat on written assignments? Below are five ways students can (correctly!)

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 300

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This, of course, isn’t true but the rules and laws surrounding plagiarism and copyrights aren’t nearly as well-known as those that deal with, say, driving a car or crossing a street. One out of three high school students admitted that they used the Internet to plagiarize an assignment. Does the font change?

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Plagiarism Internet Writing Ethics 122

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. Ultimately, students are human beings and they’re going to make bad decisions under stress and pressure,” Bertram Gallant said.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. This certainly is not part of the expected college experience for students or parents. Students may also lack confidence in attempting to implement the expected academic guidelines.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If you take it, that’s plagiarism and–like stealing from a store–carries drastic penalties. That’s why plagiarism checkers are important to me. PlagiarismCheck.org is an online plagiarism checker that uses a sophisticated algorithm to check content for different types of plagiarism.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

As a doctoral student at the University of California at Los Angeles, I was among those who got a recent campus-wide email with an urgent directive: Don’t use AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Bard or Bing, as doing so “is equivalent to receiving assistance from another person.” Upon reading it, I took a pause. Well, that virtual Aristotle is here.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. According to a new study from Academic Help , 67 percent of students use AI for creating texts – the basis for their essays and other papers. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Rather than simply acknowledging that students are using AI, we should create opportunities for them to explore practical strategies. This approach will help students better understand and utilize AI as an educational ally, enabling innovative methods for effective classroom integration.

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Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 93

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

So as a teacher, how will you know if an AI is doing student homework? Check out what Ask a Tech Teacher contributor and technology expert, Jodi Williams, has to say about ChatGPT: Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students’ Homework? Use analytical reports and try to do your best to maintain contact with a student!

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Writing Plagiarism Intelligence Essay 159

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In order to make students discuss the learned material in the class, it is important to provide them with encouragement and help that gives a good stimulus to learn and discover more. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Within HMH’s connected literacy solution, Writable ’s new GenAI capabilities increase the impact teachers can have by engaging more students with targeted feedback and motivating better writing in the moment. This saves valuable time teachers can use to invest in student connections. “At

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2019

I am constantly amazed at how many students plagiarize schoolwork. I was excited when Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Milyn Anne, offered this article explaining the why behind plagiarizing: What Factors Influence Your Tendency to Plagiarize in School? Psychological Factors. You are overly confident. Peer Pressure.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2020

A new Google for Education feature saves educators and students time and energy while ensuring the integrity of student work. Similar to other online anti-plagiarism tools, originality reports put this functionality directly into Google for Education’s existing platforms, including Classroom and Assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Students Education 78

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2020

A new Google for Education feature saves educators and students time and energy while ensuring the integrity of student work. Similar to other online anti-plagiarism tools, originality reports put this functionality directly into Google for Education’s existing platforms, including Classroom and Assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Students Education 78

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Educators may feel overwhelmed by and uncertain about this technology, but the call is clear–we must evolve with the world around us in order to help our students be good digital citizens of ALL the technology that is available to them. How is student data being used? Who has access to it? Spoiler alert: yes.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The practice shows that the AI Writing phenomenon contributes a lot to the cases of plagiarism and poses a severe problem for educators as they have to check assignments manually and spend more time evaluating the content. Still, it’s possible to detect the issue even when students use solutions like ChatGPT.

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Writing Plagiarism Evaluation Intelligence 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2024

The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. Reading a Scamfighter review is part of my routine , so it is easy to confirm that some writing services are indeed unethical and unprofessional if they use plagiarized content to complete your tasks.

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Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 183

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2023

What Student Assignments and Projects Are Considered Most Difficult: Myths and Truths Are you a student who has ever wondered which assignments and projects are the most challenging? In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the myths and truths surrounding the difficulty of student assignments and projects.

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Assignments Multidisciplinary Plagiarism Students 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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Writing Essay Ethics Plagiarism 187

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. Since teachers grade so many papers and assignments, many educators see that as an unacceptable level of error.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Key points: Using AI in the classroom isn’t bad–here are some tips to make sure it’s used correctly AI: Can it think like your students do? high school students have been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), with 46 percent saying they use AI tools to help them with their school work.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 241

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Creating a trust-based classroom begins with an essential mindset: students are doing their best. When we approach teaching from this perspective, we move away from punitive measures, fear-based management, and skepticism about students honesty. Students should feel safe to experiment without fear of punishment or penalty.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Turnitin has long been the go-to resource for uncovering plagiarism in student work, but there are reasons why that may not be a good choice for you or your students. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has made the workload even heavier, many instructors have felt how awful it is to use an unreliable plagiarism checker.

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. More than 60,000 students across the U.S. Students on other campuses agree.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2020

A new Google for Education feature saves educators and students time and energy while ensuring the integrity of student work. Similar to other online anti-plagiarism tools, originality reports put this functionality directly into Google for Education’s existing platforms, including Classroom and Assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Students Education 60

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Let students see. “The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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