Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2020

Thanks to easy access to internet resources and a serious lack of understanding on the part of many students about what online resources can legally be used, plagiarism has become a huge problem in schools. Plagiarism: Stealing information and references without correct citations cause the problem of plagiarism.

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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. The essay was primarily or entirely structured and written by ChatGPT.

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 333

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. Enter a prompt, and AI can turn out a reasonable essay on everything from utilitarianism to the Krebs cycle…for free.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

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. This is especially important when screening for plagiarism. But time isn’t the only challenge.

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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

JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 156

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? AI’s influence in essay writing is growing, highlighting both advantages and significant issues.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Key points: Educators are worried about AI tools enabling plagiarism and cheating Banning ChatGPT prevents students and educators from using AI in new ways With the rising popularity of ChatGPT, many educators and administrators have trepidation toward the new technology, seeing it as a threat both to students and schools.

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Plagiarism Essay Academic Integrity Learning 300

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2024

From the three-paragraph essay to one that lives up to the purpose of essays is a big leap both scholastically and skills-wise. Here, we delve into practical tips and strategies to transform your writing from good to great, ensuring your essays are clear, compelling, and academically rigorous.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It’s generally easy to determine if students have used an AI tool to generate a response to a writing assignment or to generate an entire essay. We have to rethink the full-length essay as the end-all, be-all for assessing student writing skills,” Miller said. It’s intimidating.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 323

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2023

Many students dread IB essays. Read how to draft an IB extended essay below Writing Strategies for an Extended Essay in the International Baccalaureate Program IB is a rigorous two-year project for personal and academic development. One of them is the extended essay. Hence, you need all the help you can get.

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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

APRIL 18, 2023

OpenAI’s chatbot can compose poems, can write an essay about global warming as a Taylor Swift song, and can call up HTML code instantly–the possibilities are nearly endless. Where is the line between research and plagiarism? Chatbots raise specific concerns in education–will students use them to cheat?

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Plagiarism Essay Education Attention 273

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

For instance, after subscribing to a service called EssaySoft, you can tell its essay generator to write a paper on, say, “symbolism in the great Gatsby” (or whatever you need for class). And the service boasts that its results are “plagiarism free,” meaning they won’t be flagged by plagiarism-detection services.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Essay Lecturing 200

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

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

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. Enter a prompt, and AI can turn out a reasonable essay on everything from utilitarianism to the Krebs cycle…for free.

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Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

It’s especially true when it comes to writing assignments: With poor writing skills, students can’t deal with essays and other homework the way they need to get a good grade. Think of SAT requiring essay writing or IELTS and TOEFL measuring writing abilities. Above-average writing skills are a must here to succeed.

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Writing Skills Essay Language 281

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

This means that students will soon be able to use GIA to complete their homework, write essays, and even create their own works of art. How will we ensure that students are using GIA for the right purposes and not simply plagiarizing content? However, GIA also poses some challenges for educators.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Ethics 263

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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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. It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices. My favorite moments are always when a student arrives to class breathless telling me they’ve scrapped an entire essay.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

And as someone who is also a former journalist and editor for EdSurge, I recognize that we should never plagiarize, and that artificially-intelligent chatbots are very, very capable of responding to prompts like “Write me a 500-word essay on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Providing comprehensive and skill-aligned feedback on student essays is time-consuming, and educators often wish they could offer more support during a student’s writing process.

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

One tool I’ve used and recommend is Turnitin, which has been around for more than 20 years to promote academic integrity, streamline grading, deter plagiarism, and improve student outcomes. 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 237

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Since it’s relatively easy for a college professor to detect cases of plagiarism manually, it’s much safer when you can represent some proof that a student has used AI-generated writing for an assignment. Most importantly, it’s a legit way to avoid plagiarism and learn how to analyze and process information.

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Writing Plagiarism Intelligence Students 158

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

They encourage teachers and students to utilize AI for brainstorming, outlining essays, and improving writing mechanics. Coaches worry that AI makes it easier for students to plagiarize or rely on generated answers without truly understanding concepts which can negatively impact academic integrity.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 197

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

They are similar to essays but usually more detailed and longer. Check out the free sample essays from PapersOwl , where you’ll find a wide range of ideas from which you can choose the most fascinating one for yourself. Using a free plagiarism checker or other digital tools help you ensure the originality of your work.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. But despite early pushback by students and some professors, plagiarism detection has become ubiquitous. Jesse Stommel (@Jessifer) November 12, 2020.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

If you are seeking external help, an essay writing company, WriteMyEssay can write you a lab report that will meet all your assignment requirements. No Plagiarism Plagiarism is a critical concern in academic writing, and being implicated in such practices you can face potentially dire repercussions.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 157

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Google Docs may be an important tool in establishing authorship for students accused of plagiarism in the future, argues Derek Newton, author of the academic integrity newsletter The Cheat Sheet. Regardless, the issue is on the radar of the detection services themselves. And the promised accuracy set it apart from previous detectors.

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Plagiarism Academic Integrity Intelligence Instructors 123

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors. Students who did not receive high scores were required to discuss it with me personally, similar to what I do when teaching old-fashioned plagiarism.

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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 116

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

We encourage our customers to use the work we provide as a guide,” says Avery Morgan, a spokesperson for EduBirdie, which advertises itself as a “professional essay writing service.” And no plagiarism!” Education is a privilege and personal growth comes from learning through experience.” But, luckily, I found Edubirdie.com.

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Essay Writing Academic Integrity Students 171

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Whether notes are hand-written or digital, this AI-powered solution gets users ready to study in mere seconds, saving valuable time that was previously used manually building studying tools, and helping students extend their knowledge with outlines, sample essay topics and related course materials.

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Essay Study Intelligence Testing 246

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Using software to check for contract cheating Companies that have long made tools to check for plagiarism have recently introduced products designed to check for contract cheating. Another plagiarism-detection company, Unicheck, also offers a product that it says can help colleges address contract cheating.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 162

Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

In order to write an academic integrity policy for those cheating with AI, universities and colleges look for documentation and, thus, many of us use Turnitin.com or other plagiarism detectors. Students who did not receive high scores were required to discuss it with me personally, similar to what I do when teaching old-fashioned plagiarism.

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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

Lab to Class

MAY 10, 2024

Plagiarism in the classroom is when students try to turn in an assignment that they did not write. However, with the advent of AI language models that can write completely unique papers for students, how can a teacher know if a paper is plagiarized when traditional plagiarism checkers fail?

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Plagiarism Essay Teachers Assignments 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The tool can even generate a time-lapse video of all the typing that went into the document that the teacher can see, giving a rich behind-the-scenes view of how the essay was written. Mills has also had students make use of a similar browser plug-in feature that Grammarly released in October, called Authorship.

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