Posts Tagged ‘Cyber Safety’

Whose Is It, Anyway?

When 4T logged onto their blogs today, something very alarming and strange had happened. 
Their content was there, but someone else’s name was on the title. Someone had claimed their own work as their own!

‘But I wrote that!’ Lucas exclaimed

‘I don’t know what’s going on,’ Esther said confused.

4T were outraged! But unfortunately this happens on the internet more often than you think. People copying other people’s work or images and pasting them into their own projects. That’s not fair!

As we begin our research for our extreme weather event project, this led to a very important discussion about why it is so important to give credit to someone else’s work when you have borrowed a picture or used their website or book to assist you in your research. 

What is plagiarism?
Why is it important to credit the work that you use?
How do you credit someone else’s work?

Hey! That’s My Work!

When 4T logged onto their blogs today, something very alarming and strange had happened. 
Their content was there, but someone else’s name was on the title. Someone had claimed their own work as their own!

Huh? That’s not Emmy’s blog!

“That’s mine!” yelled Serene.

4T were outraged! But unfortunately this happens on the internet more often than you think. People copying other people’s work or images and pasting them into their own projects. That’s not fair!

This led to a very important discussion about why it is so important to give credit to someone else’s work when you have borrowed a picture or used their website to assist you in your research. 

What is plagiarism?
Why is it important to credit the work that you use?
How do you credit someone else’s work?