Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

From kindergarten through college, teachers know that writers need guided practice, substantive feedback, and opportunities for deep revision. Most digital writing tools offer limited assistance: they check for plagiarism, allow a student to track changes, or offer the ability to add comments.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Founded in 2016, Writable offers tools and templates that scaffold the writing and feedback process to help students become stronger writers. Teachers can select how the feedback process will unfold. The system guides pupils through how to offer constructive feedback to their peers.

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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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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

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.” What might be some responses that disagree with that idea?”

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MAY 23, 2024

Key positives: Tailor personalized learning paths Adapt testing to challenge students at their appropriate level of knowledge Provide instant feedback Reduce bias Analyze data quickly to find learning patterns and trends. Identify plagiarism or cheating But there are drawbacks educators must watch for and may take time to resolve.

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Testing Plagiarism Ethics Fairness 174

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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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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Instead, these tools should guide and empower students.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

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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APRIL 30, 2024

AI writing helpers’ real-time feedback on grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and argument structure is their crucial draw. Student work can become confused with AI-assisted content, raising worries about plagiarism and authenticity. These programs create essays and provide critical comments to help students improve their drafts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

PowerNotes built Composer in response to feedback from educators who wanted a word processor that could protect academic integrity as AI is being integrated into existing Microsoft and Google products. At PowerNotes, we believe that AI can be a powerful tool to supercharge research and writing,” said Wilson Tsu, founder of PowerNotes.

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Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 161

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APRIL 29, 2024

By incorporating feedback from seasoned writers, students can refine their papers to meet higher academic standards and develop a deeper understanding of effective writing techniques, ensuring they produce impressive and impactful work. Feedback: Seek feedback from peers or instructors to gain insights into how your writing might be improved.

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Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 158

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JANUARY 27, 2021

plagiarism. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. cyberbullying. digital commerce. digital communications.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Instead, these tools should guide and empower students.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

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JUNE 28, 2024

It gives credit to the original authors and avoids plagiarism. Maintain Originality and Avoid Plagiarism Originality is key to a successful essay. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense that can have severe consequences. Keep honing your skills, and don’t be afraid to seek feedback and make improvements.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 156

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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Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2023

Lessons learned and suggested practices When I first started teaching many years ago, I was not sympathetic to those who plagiarized. APA formatting or other writing styles, writing center assistance, plagiarism dos and don’ts, etc.), Academic institutions can have a healthy balance between addressing plagiarism and providing support.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Unfortunately, education has become no exception to this gig economy lifestyle: it is not uncommon for students to plagiarize content from the internet, or turn to a third party to complete their school papers and assignments—a practice that threatens the value of education as a transformational enterprise.

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AUGUST 27, 2016

New resources and tools in Turnitin’s back-to-school program, “Rethink Feedback,” help K-12 teachers and higher education instructors teach proper methods of attribution and improve student writing skills. Aiming for Integrity Analysis – How well do students understand plagiarism?

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AUGUST 27, 2021

plagiarism. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. cyberbullying. digital commerce. digital communications.

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Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 158

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AUGUST 7, 2020

It offers what seems to be an endless supply of professional-looking easy-to-implement templates that sign up volunteers, get feedback on events, enroll students in classes, ask for donations, collect payments, and much much more. cyberbullying, plagiarism, and citations). The report graphs the categories and lists the questions.

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Mobile Devices Learning Plagiarism Feedback 158

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

A new integration with Turnitin will also make it easier to check assignments for plagiarism with one click in Teams. Think of Code Jumper as “ block-based programming ” in physical form, with softball-sized blocks that offer haptic feedback and which can be connected to create commands.)

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Curriculum Plagiarism Assignments Fairness 152

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. plagiarism. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Topics include: cyberbullying. digital citizenship. digital commerce. digital communications.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

based educational software company best known for its plagiarism-detection tools. Provide feedback that works. West-Smith is impassioned about the importance of appropriate feedback, which she says must be timely, relevant, accessible—using language that the student understands, and actionable. Turnitin , an Oakland, Calif.-based

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MARCH 22, 2021

plagiarism. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. cyberbullying. digital commerce. digital communications.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

With this feedback, I was able to pivot our instruction to include more time and strategies to find additional sources. Word-Phrase-Sentence In our study of plagiarism, we read a short article about a researcher who had their work retracted because of a plagiarism issue.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Additionally, feedback loops in educational contexts where students inadvertently provide incorrect information during interactions with chatbots can reinforce inaccurate patterns and perpetuate hallucinations in subsequent interactions. Despite the potential benefits in classroom settings, their use also raises concerns.

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Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 135

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Furthermore, a second way to further improve engagement is through the development of AI developed feedback for formative assessments (Perry 2023, 78). Timely and personalized feedback plays an essential role in engaging students and motivating them (Wang and Lehman 2021, 571); AI can aid in streamlining and fast-tracking feedback.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

With this feedback, I was able to pivot our instruction to include more time and strategies to find additional sources. Word-Phrase-Sentence In our study of plagiarism, we read a short article about a researcher who had their work retracted because of a plagiarism issue.

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Writing Plagiarism English Language 108

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This is a great tool for quick digital stories, academic feedback, or a get-to-know-you activity for the start of school. Quick Search for Plagiarized Images. Then, the photo ‘talks’ the recording through the mouth. Add a border, decorations, and text, then share with friends as an MP4 video via email or YouTube.

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Plagiarism Curriculum Feedback Languages 130

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MARCH 27, 2015

In the education subscription , students (and teachers) can check for plagiarism. plagiarism. plagiarism. Grammarly is a quick way to check student work for plagiarism. Here is an example from a novel I’m writing using the MS Word add-in. Grammarly added its own ribbon to the Word menu bar. punctuation.

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Plagiarism Essay English Writing 91

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JUNE 23, 2020

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for needs. plagiarism. plagiarism.

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Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Internet Writing 92

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JULY 24, 2020

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for needs. plagiarism. plagiarism.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Additionally, feedback loops in educational contexts where students inadvertently provide incorrect information during interactions with chatbots can reinforce inaccurate patterns and perpetuate hallucinations in subsequent interactions. Despite the potential benefits in classroom settings, their use also raises concerns.

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Academic Integrity Education Plagiarism Students 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Furthermore, a second way to further improve engagement is through the development of AI developed feedback for formative assessments (Perry 2023, 78). Timely and personalized feedback plays an essential role in engaging students and motivating them (Wang and Lehman 2021, 571); AI can aid in streamlining and fast-tracking feedback.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 96

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MAY 11, 2020

When students use existing art rather than draw their own (though Lunapic does offer a blank canvas if students want to start from scratch), take the opportunity to discuss copyrights and plagiarism as it applies to artistic works. Since I don’t use it to practice singing or musical instruments, the free version is everything I need.

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Art Plagiarism Coaching Elementary School 117

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Also, the kinds of questions and feedback that they're giving us is helping us better improve the course materials. Students are reading, watching videos, but more importantly they're jumping in, answering questions and getting targeted feedback. I'd also like to throw out that plagiarism detectors for ChatGPT are terrible right now.

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