Good afternoon!
I just had a student come in and proudly present me with a newsletter he
had created about an author we have been studying. The problem? The text
is completely copied and pasted from the Internet. Apparently, the
students are being taught how to do this for the purpose of creating the
newsletter. I had heard about this last year, but, since it was my first
year, and it was only hearsay, I didn't pursue it. The technology teacher
is teaching them how to capture text and images from the Internet. The
citation consists of a URL at the end of the article.
Is this a common practice? The teacher says that it's part of her
curriculum. We were hired at the same time, so I don't want to make
unnecessary waves for her. I think it's wrong, but I want to make sure
before I take any action.
What would you do with this?
Molly Clark
Molly Clark
Library Media Specialist, serving grades 3-5
Elm St. Elementary (K-5)
Phoenix, NY
mclark2@phoenix.k12.ny.us
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