District Technology
Helpful Sites about
Copyright
(All
of the URL’s listed here were active as of January 5, 2008.)
- U.S.
Government Copyright Office - ( http://www.copyright.gov/index.html )
Comprehensive government web site.
- A
Visit to Copyright Bay – ( http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/ )
By all means, go to this humorous and very helpful site. An
interactive tutorial, it deals with questions of fair use by
educators.
- Copyright
in a Digital Age ( http://www.electronic-school.com/2000/06/0600f2.html) – copyright
laws and guidelines
- Copyright
and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet and the World
Wide Web – ( http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html )
How educators can avoid copyright violation
- Copyright
Law – ( http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/copyrightlaw.htm )
The Electronic Environment
- Copyright
Law: Implications for Educators – (http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/implications_for_educators.html )
Guidelines for intellectual property in the classroom.
- A
Brief Intro into Copyright – ( http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html )
What exactly is copyright?
- 10
Big Myths about Copyright Explained – (http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html )
- Copyright
and the Internet – ( http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/copyright-internet.htm )
helpful information about what you may post on a web page
- Copyright
Guidelines – (http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/library/copyright.html )
a helpful chart delineating what is and is not permitted in
copying
- Regents
Guide to Understanding Copyright and Fair Use – (http://www.usg.edu/legal/copyright/ )
Part II has helpful examples of what is or is not fair use.
- Copyright
Basics and the Internet – (http://server.remc12.k12.mi.us/lhslib/Copyright.htm )
another helpful chart of terms and guidelines
Helpful Sites about
Plagiarism
(All
of the URL’s listed here were active as of January 5,
2008.)
- Anti-Plagiarism
Strategies for Research Papers – (http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm )
a thorough site that explores why students cheat; what
plagiarism is; how to teach students about plagiarism;
how to set penalties; strategies for prevention and for
detection.
- The
New Plagiarism: 7 Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery
in an Electronic Age – ( http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html )
An important, helpful, insightful article
- Electronic
Plagiarism Seminar – (http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism/index.htm)
a very thorough site about plagiarism, strategies for teachers
and students, plagiarism detection sites, etc.
- Plagiarism:
What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It – (http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml)
Examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases
- Avoiding
Plagiarism – (http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/distance_learning/tutorials/study/plagiarism.shtml )
a site for students with paraphrasing exercises
- Avoiding
Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship – (http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf )
another helpful site for guiding students
- Plagiarism
Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide – (http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html )
Provides links to many sites which cover identifying, handling,
and preventing plagiarism
- How
to Cite a Site – (http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/68_19.asp )
Grade 6-8 lesson plan for teaching citation and a student “Bibliography
Guide: How to Cite a Site” activity sheet
- How
to Cite Your Sources: First Things First – (http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/citing.html )
a variety of information and links to sites about citing
Internet resources