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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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. Sometimes group projects work well. The answer: we ask them.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2019

It will also be accessible via Assignments (formerly called CourseKit), which lets users create, manage and grade work using Google tools within a school’s or district’s learning management system. Google’s originality reports essentially functions as a plagiarism checker, and that idea is hardly new.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

Key points: Educators should clearly communicate rules and expectations for AI It’s also worth keeping an open mind and learning a bit more about how AI tools work The discussion around the influence of AI writing on education has never been so active – all thanks to the launch of ChatGPT last year.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Key points: Students need more than digital access; they need guidance 5 AI tools for classroom creativity A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction For more news on navigating AI, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Finding accurate information has long been a cornerstone skill of librarianship and classroom research instruction.

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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. Too often a student’s first exposure to understanding and learning how to implement academic writing guidelines is associated with a complex research paper. Plagiarize-proof your writing assignments: Faculty focus.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 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. But is this the right course of action to take?

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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. The prevailing wisdom seems to be: cc.

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Plagiarism Internet Writing Ethics 122

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

If you take it, that’s plagiarism and–like stealing from a store–carries drastic penalties. That’s why plagiarism checkers are important to me. PlagiarismCheck.org is an online plagiarism checker that uses a sophisticated algorithm to check content for different types of plagiarism.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Revisiting the steps of the writing process, particularly because students are still struggling with learning losses post-pandemic, can help students build stronger writing skills so that they don’t immediately turn to AI to complete writing assignments.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A new survey reveals surprising information about who is more comfortable using AI in school. However, our findings suggest that there is an opportunity to foster a positive relationship between students and AI.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With generative AI emerging as a pivotal element in the dynamic educational landscape of 2023, Imagine Learning conducted the survey to explore the perceptions, current practices, and future aspirations of educators who have already embraced technology in the classroom. “Learning is above all a human endeavor.

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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. Too often a student’s first exposure to understanding and learning how to implement academic writing guidelines is associated with a complex research paper. Plagiarize-proof your writing assignments: Faculty focus.

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Plagiarism Writing Assignments Students 98

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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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2023

Where is the line between research and plagiarism? Here are five things to ponder as tools such as ChatGPT become more prominent in learning: 1. Chatbots raise specific concerns in education–will students use them to cheat? What role do chatbots play in creating more accessible educational tools for students with diverse needs?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

It proofreads your text correcting more than 250 types of errors, suggests stronger word choice, checks for plagiarism, etc. Learning' Normally, the premium version of Grammarly costs $139.95 for one year, but I have a FREE one-year Grammarly premium account to give away to one of my blog readers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Dupuis’ story is far from an isolated case, and the site has struggled for years with allegations of plagiarism , racist lesson plans and poor content quality—all of which are regularly discussed on social media. Yet Teachers Pay Teachers has remained enduringly popular with educators.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

AI tools are on the rise, and students use them for different purposes: Grammar checking Citation generation Plagiarism checking Generating topic ideas, outlines, and reference lists for academic papers Like it or not, AI is here. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI’s impact on education: Wider and wiser curricula For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Maybe it’s just me, but it feels as though AI is starting to take over the world. Then there is the world of education, where teachers like me are watching AI completely change the way students learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In an inspired and somewhat provocative go around, we touch on topics including AI’s influence on the education sector, concerns about cheating, the need for educational reform, and the potential for AI to enhance learning. However, ethical concerns are raised, particularly regarding the use of AI to detect cheating and plagiarism.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Many recognize its ability to save time, inform instruction, and support diverse learning needs. While there has been steady growth since an all-time low during the COVID-19 pandemic (+7 percent over 2023), 64 percent still feel negatively about the state of teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2023

Turnitin returned evidence of potential plagiarism through its Similarity Scores in the range from zero percent to 49 percent. Of 28 fully AI-derived assignments, 24 of 28 were determined to be 100 percent AI generated. The other four ranged from zero to 65 percent AI-derived. The size of the papers ranged from 411 to 1368 words.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

And the service boasts that its results are “plagiarism free,” meaning they won’t be flagged by plagiarism-detection services. It turns out, students were taking papers they found online and employing a thesaurus (badly) to create fresh prose that would pass through plagiarism-detection software used by many colleges.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

So, plagiarism checkers don’t see them as copied. So why not take the most out of its features and learn how to use it for good ? 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. ChatGPT generates original texts.

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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? This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Findings like the ones outlined by Common Sense suggest the need for schools to start teaching good digital citizenship to students at a very young age—and Ribble and many others believe that students should learn these skills throughout the K-12 curriculum. It also goes beyond learning how to use today’s technology.

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Mobile Devices Plagiarism Ethics Internet 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2024

The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. Reading a Scamfighter review is part of my routine , so it is easy to confirm that some writing services are indeed unethical and unprofessional if they use plagiarized content to complete your tasks.

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Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 182

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In this article, Rose writes about a little-known problem that students may unknowingly suffer from that may make it look like they are plagiarizing when–to them–they aren’t. Unplag : This tool detects text similarities and thus it helps finding intentional and unintentional plagiarism in the scanned works.

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Assistive Technology Writing Plagiarism Technology 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The practice shows that the AI Writing phenomenon contributes a lot to the cases of plagiarism and poses a severe problem for educators as they have to check assignments manually and spend more time evaluating the content. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. 3 Unicheck.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Applying old habits to new technologies Teaching students about AI allows them to not only learn its abilities but also begin to question its limitations. As a class, discuss scenarios, such as who is responsible when an autonomous vehicle makes a mistake, or if using AI is plagiarism.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

And by actually creating environments where students can learn from the integrity violations, I think we’ll do more for our society than trying to lock down our schools so that students don't have the opportunity to cheat.” Students don’t see exams as part of learning, he added.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

The majority (62 percent) of those queried suggested that schools offer guidance on the ethics of using AI, including boundaries related to AI content creation, misuse, and plagiarism.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? Instead of fearing AI, we should actively explore its potential in the classroom, emphasizing how it can enrich the learning experience. Lets confront the reality: students are using AI.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

We are focusing on the efficiencies AI can create, how AI can be used to increase student learning, and the ethics of using this new technology. We believe that this technology has the potential to improve student learning, increase teacher productivity, and make education more accessible to all students.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Ethics 262

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In order to make students discuss the learned material in the class, it is important to provide them with encouragement and help that gives a good stimulus to learn and discover more. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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