Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

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. Most don’t even realize their writing has errors until they use Grammarly.

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Writing Plagiarism Assignments English 335

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? use ChatGPT for essay and research paper writing.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 297

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. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 283

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Copyleaks, an artificial intelligence platform that detects plagiarism, today announced a partnership today with Canvas, the learning management platform from Instructure, that allows educational institutions to seamlessly enable advanced plagiarism detection software directly within a Canvas account. About Copyleaks.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Academic Integrity 205

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. No wonder: This language model algorithm is smart enough to produce logical and grammatically correct texts for any prompt. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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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. Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And if that homework involves writing assignments, the hours add up fast. Checking student work for possible plagiarism, specifically, has become a time consuming burden for many educators. Checking student work for possible plagiarism, specifically, has become a time consuming burden for many educators.

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Plagiarism Teachers Writing Assignments 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Serhii Tkachecnko, CEO at Unicheck, shares his thoughts on how educators can teach students about the benefits of plagiarism checking. But when it comes to plagiarism checking, most students feel hostile. Instead of being intimidated by plagiarism checking, why not educate students on its benefits?

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Plagiarism Academic Integrity Students Assignments 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

AI-generated writing, currently centered around ChatGPT, already is a disruptive force in education. However, there are a few indicators that can help you identify whether a piece of writing has been generated by an AI system. Consistency: One of the most noticeable features of AI writing is its consistency. Pretty good?

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Writing Plagiarism Evaluation Intelligence 167

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. What it does mean is that we must assume that they might.

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 335

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

How do assignments made by online professionals get good scores? Here are tips to make your assignment look professional, from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Top Tips And Tricks To Make Your Assignment Look Professional Introduction One of the most important aspects of an assignment is how you present your report.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 157

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There may be no more serious issue for a student than facing an academic conduct hearing because of plagiarism. Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 98

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. Of 28 fully AI-derived assignments, 24 of 28 were determined to be 100 percent AI generated. It appears that most students used ChatGPT.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Assignments Writing 265

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You can talk to ChatGPT like you would with a person, and it will generate text that sounds similar to human writing. ChatGPT can be used for a variety of text-based tasks such as having a conversation, answering questions, writing content, and more.” ” That is so human-like, it’s scary. Highlighted Parts.

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Writing Plagiarism Intelligence Students 158

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 123

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

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing in an AI-enabled environment. Composer is a new tool that allows PowerNotes+ users to see the full picture of writers’ research and writing, from AI-assisted text to outside sources to original thoughts, all color-coded for easy identification. “AI

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Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 158

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Already we’re seeing students use AI to plagiarize or cheat on their assignments. Tandem Tales: Have students begin writing a story. RAInk the Writing: What ifour students could engage with the perspective of something that cannot talk? I won’t minimize the risks.

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Critical Thinking Students Plagiarism Writing 342

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

BOSTON – As part of its human-centered approach to AI in K-12 education, learning technology company HMH today announced new OpenAI-powered integrations within Writable , its award-winning writing practice and assessment solution for grades 3-12. To learn more about HMH’s Writable , visit hmhco.com/Writable.

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2024

Here are four tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team to get you started: How to Improve Essay Writing Skills: Abbie Kay from State of Writing Giving Tips and Strategies for Students Improving essay writing skills is crucial for students aiming to excel academically.

Essay 158

Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

This post will introduce you to some quick tips for writing a research paper along with the importance of samples. Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2024

Is using AI in your essay writing unethical and a potential reason your teacher may debate your work’s authenticity? The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. However, boundaries become murkier when it comes to AI and its role in writing essays.

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Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 182

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

I’m a former educator in the process of writing my dissertation for my Doctorate of Education, as part of a part-time program while working a full-time job at Google. Many university campuses host “writing centers” where students can book time to get editing help on their written assignments. Upon reading it, I took a pause.

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Selecting the appropriate reading level, the teacher can assign individual readings to the student or the group. As the students progress through the reading assignments, they also go through quizzes and write a quick prompt to the passage they’ve just read.

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Art Language Languages Plagiarism 227

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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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

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. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital. million seed round for the Palo Alto, Calif.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment. He went on to explain each piece of art in great detail, showing his understanding of the assignment. Here are a few ideas: Leverage AI to reinforce writing concepts with students like grammar and essay structures.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 240

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

students to write well goes back decades. Newsweek published its ballyhooed screed Why Johnny Can’t Write in 1975. This past summer, The New York Times chimed in with Why Kids Can’t Write. Who says Americans can’t write?) based educational software company best known for its plagiarism-detection tools.

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Writing Teaching Essay Feedback 138

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Students might benefit from using these tools on some assignments, but not others.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

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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Instructors History English Writing 203

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. Peer Pressure. Everybody’s doing it, right?

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Plagiarism Failure Schools Collaborative Research 80

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The most-cited applications included providing feedback on student work, creating professional development materials, supporting writing and content generation, creating course content, and enhancing accessibility for students with special needs. Coaches cite technical challenges as well.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 203

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

It had only been a few weeks into the semester, and we had already sent dozens of students’ names to administrators to report this new version of plagiarism. In these same conversations, I hear teachers eager to revert back to timed writing by hand, the five-paragraph essay, and other formulaic approaches to writing.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. In 2014 the company acquired Ephorus, a Europe-based plagiarism detection tool, and Lightside Labs, which provides automated feedback on student writing.

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Plagiarism Writing Grades Instructors 167

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