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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

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Turnitin, a longtime leader in the plagiarism-detection market, released a new tool within six months of ChatGPT’s debut to identify AI-generated writing in students’ assignments. Most of these campuses have licensed Turnitin’s plagiarism detector since 2014.

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K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum

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AI as an Educational Ally: Innovative Strategies for Classroom Integration

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Since the public release of ChatGPT in December 2022, educators have faced the challenge of effectively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their teaching. The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? Lets confront the reality: students are using AI.

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Legal Risks and Obligations for Schools Using AI Tutors

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Schools should educate stakeholders about plagiarism and proper attribution practices. AI vendors should disclose sources and permissions for all content used. Teachers and students need guidance on using AI outputs responsibly. Clear policies prevent the unauthorized sharing or reproduction of protected materials.

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A Values-Based Approach to Using Gen AI

Faculty Focus

As Generative AI (GenAI, a subset of AI that can produce content, ideas, and data by learning from existing data and patterns) has become prevalent, so have a wide range of concerns about its usage: authenticity, critical thinking, bias, representation, plagiarism, and sustainability, to name a few. For a while, I felt paralyzed.

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A Values-Based Approach to Using Gen AI

Faculty Focus

As Generative AI (GenAI, a subset of AI that can produce content, ideas, and data by learning from existing data and patterns) has become prevalent, so have a wide range of concerns about its usage: authenticity, critical thinking, bias, representation, plagiarism, and sustainability, to name a few. For a while, I felt paralyzed.

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Join us for our 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver!

Dangerously Irrelevant

On Friday, June 6, we will fold artificial intelligence into the mix. AI, Schools, and Deeper Learning Artificial intelligence (AI) – particularly generative AI – is rapidly transforming how we learn, work, and create, while simultaneously sparking grave concerns about the ongoing balance between humans and machines.

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