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How educators can navigate AI-driven plagiarism

eSchool News

According to a survey , as many as 58 percent of high school students have plagiarized work, and 95 percent admitted to some form of cheating. In each of these cases, teachers evolved, adopting new strategies and tools to keep students learning. As AI matures, educators will need to do the same.

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How to combat misuse of AI in student writing

eSchool News

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

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AI writing tools can be disruptive–here are 5 ways to counteract their influence

eSchool News

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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Favorite Chrome Extension for Writing: Grammarly

Catlin Tucker

I’ve recommended that my students use Grammarly ( www.grammarly.com/grammar- check ), a free Chrome extension, to help them catch their errors as they compose emails, engage on social media, and write assignments online. Most don’t even realize their writing has errors until they use Grammarly.

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How to (correctly!) use ChatGPT for essay writing

eSchool News

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. So, plagiarism checkers don’t see them as copied. We know that technologies affect how people read, write, and think. ChatGPT generates original texts.

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Three Things Teachers Need to Spot—and Stop—Plagiarism

Edsurge

And if that homework involves writing assignments, the hours add up fast. 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. Here’s how: 1.

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How to help ESL students improve writing skills

eSchool News

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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