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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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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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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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Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

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. 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.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

For more, read part one , and part two. 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). Oh, and if you don’t like it, just click “re-generate” and get a new bot-written essay.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Essay Lecturing 199

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. About Writable Writable builds lifelong writing and reading skills for students in grades 3-12, while saving teachers time on daily instruction and feedback.

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

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

Upon reading it, I took a pause. 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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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Intelligence 218

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates text based on what you type to it. 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

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

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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

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. showed off three Chrome extensions useful for those with reading difficulties.

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Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

I would read just the instructions from a customer and I would think, ‘This person couldn’t write the paper if they tried,’” he says. 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!”

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Essay Writing Students Academic Integrity 166

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JULY 16, 2024

This signals the readers that they are about to engage with something that will be interesting to read. If you are seeking external help, an essay writing company, WriteMyEssay can write you a lab report that will meet all your assignment requirements. Are you stressed due to low academic scores and want to improve your grades?

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 157

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. As a Google Docs rookie, none of the articles I read told me exactly how to track this process. References Helmond, J. 2023, August 9).

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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. As a Google Docs rookie, none of the articles I read told me exactly how to track this process. References Helmond, J. 2023, August 9).

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Academic Integrity Essay Plagiarism History 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Read part one , and look for part three next week, about new kinds of cheating approaches that experts see on the horizon. 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.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 156

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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

based educational software company best known for its plagiarism-detection tools. Most teacher preparation programs are heavily focused on literature and reading.”. Prompts, Essays and More. West-Smith, a former English teacher, middle-school principal, and district curriculum supervisor, is the Curriculum Content Manager at.

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Writing Teaching Essay Feedback 138

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JULY 22, 2015

Students are expected to collaborate and share online as young as kindergarten when they read digital books or draw pictures using iPad apps. Classrooms are infused with technology. You rarely see a lesson that doesn’t ask for online this or digital that. Internet use. Let’s face it: Students are on social media or will be soon.

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Skills Students Plagiarism Knowledge 147

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many education institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for fears of plagiarism in written works. Here you will find everything you need to know about AI in education so you can determine for yourself. How can I use AI as a teacher?

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In the latest episode of EdSurge Live, we interviewed two professors who have long questioned traditional methods of grading about how to approach exams, essays and other assessments next semester: Susan D. Listen to the conversation, or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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MARCH 27, 2015

George Orwell lamented in his 1946 essay “ Politics and the English Language , that: “Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.”. plagiarism. plagiarism. Set-up is easy. punctuation.

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Plagiarism Essay English Writing 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

The worriers of academia envision a dystopia where students outsource thinking and creativity; where intellectual property theft and plagiarism unchecked and undetectable will lead to a generation of writers with no syntax mojo or ability to communicate without generative assistance. Mosscap to Sibling Dex: what do you need?

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S. It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

The worriers of academia envision a dystopia where students outsource thinking and creativity; where intellectual property theft and plagiarism unchecked and undetectable will lead to a generation of writers with no syntax mojo or ability to communicate without generative assistance. Mosscap to Sibling Dex: what do you need?

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Plagiarism Ethics Writing Learning 111

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s not just for essays or reports but slideshows, blog posts, comments in forums, and more. I remind students of the five-paragraph essay, synonyms, plan-revise-edit-rewrite, persuasive essays, letter writing, or whatever fits the day’s lesson. Write routinely for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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Writing Essay Students Plagiarism 77

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MARCH 22, 2018

Before we adopted Google Classroom, I used to check all of the essays in my class via Google Search, copying and pasting the written fragments of text into the browser if I had doubts. Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. Checking the written assignments. Helping without interrupting.

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Quizzes Essay Learning Assignments 82

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

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JUNE 23, 2016

If you look it up in the Free Dictionary, you find this definition: The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood. assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. What is ‘writing’? Elementary-High School.

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Writing Teaching Essay Plagiarism 79

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While acknowledging AI’s impressive capabilities, she also cautions about potential risks like plagiarism and the dissemination of misinformation (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). The Review | Essay. Stay Informed: Keep abreast of AI advancements and their potential applications in education. 2024, July 1). 2024, June 5).

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While acknowledging AI’s impressive capabilities, she also cautions about potential risks like plagiarism and the dissemination of misinformation (American Federation of Teachers, 2023). The Review | Essay. Stay Informed: Keep abreast of AI advancements and their potential applications in education. 2024, July 1). 2024, June 5).

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

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APRIL 4, 2019

Plagiarism. Have students read digital books and write reviews that can be added to the school library website. If you ever read Amazon reviews, you understand how powerful these reviews can be when making a selection. If you ever read Amazon reviews, you understand how powerful these reviews can be when making a selection.

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Activities Schools Ethics Writing 77

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Mike Kentz is an early adopter of the idea of bringing this fingerprinting technique to the classroom, and he argues that the approach “ flips the script ” on the usual way to check for plagiarism or AI. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. Hear the full story on this week’s episode.

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Essay Local Government Writing Plagiarism 202