District Technology

Helpful Sites about Copyright

(All of the URL’s listed here were active as of January 5, 2008.)

  1. U.S. Government Copyright Office - ( http://www.copyright.gov/index.html ) Comprehensive government web site.
  2. 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.
  3. Copyright in a Digital Age ( http://www.electronic-school.com/2000/06/0600f2.html) – copyright laws and guidelines
  4. 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
  5. Copyright Law – ( http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/copyrightlaw.htm ) The Electronic Environment
  6. Copyright Law: Implications for Educators – (http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/copyright/implications_for_educators.html ) Guidelines for intellectual property in the classroom.
  7. A Brief Intro into Copyright – ( http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html ) What exactly is copyright?
  8. 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained – (http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html )
  9. Copyright and the Internet – ( http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/copyright-internet.htm ) helpful information about what you may post on a web page
  10. Copyright Guidelines – (http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/isu/library/copyright.html ) a helpful chart delineating what is and is not permitted in copying
  11. 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.
  12. 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.)

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It – (http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml) Examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases
  5. Avoiding Plagiarism – (http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/distance_learning/tutorials/study/plagiarism.shtml ) a site for students with paraphrasing exercises
  6. Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship – (http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf ) another helpful site for guiding students
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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