I am glad we were assigned this lesson because plagiarism is a growing problem in all schools today. It was a very big issue when I was in school and is still today. Turnitin is a very easy tool to use by just submitting it to the website. Using the turnitin tool allows you to see what has been plagiarized and copied. I had to problems with using this tool. Today in schools and jobs for that matter, using your own words and thinking outside the box is what students should strive for. NET-T standards on plagiarism include the following:
NETS-T
4A: Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and
ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for
copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.This is a perfect example of a tool that can advocate honest writing and teach safe writing that shows mistakes and needed changes. Also, when you properly source information, it does not show up in Turnitin. This is a very big problem, that student forget to cite their sources, not giving credit to those work.
