Note to Teachers
The following lesson is a collection of online resources that when put together, create a quick and engaging lesson for students about plagiarism. Students will need access to their own computer to be able to to complete this lesson. By the end of the lesson students will:
In order to use the assessment piece at the end of the lesson, you will need to set up a teacher TED account so you can track the TED-Ed lesson with your students. Click here to do that. Once you have an account you will be able to access the TED-Ed lesson to create your own class. While logged in to TED, search for "The punishable perils of plagiarism". Click on the lesson an then the orange Customize This Lesson button to the right of the video. Then click on the Publish button and your lesson will be created and a link will be given to you that you can share with your students that they can use when they get to the end of the lesson. You will be able to track their activity as well as manage discussions and feedback.
Here is a link to a lesson that I created so you can see what it should look like once you've completed the above steps. You will know that you've created it properly if you see your first and last name at the top of the lesson where it says "LESSON CREATED BY ___ ___ USING TED-Ed"
- Know what plagiarism is and it's different forms.
- Be able to spot plagiarism.
- Know the consequences of plagiarism.
- Be able to find resources on how to properly do citations.
In order to use the assessment piece at the end of the lesson, you will need to set up a teacher TED account so you can track the TED-Ed lesson with your students. Click here to do that. Once you have an account you will be able to access the TED-Ed lesson to create your own class. While logged in to TED, search for "The punishable perils of plagiarism". Click on the lesson an then the orange Customize This Lesson button to the right of the video. Then click on the Publish button and your lesson will be created and a link will be given to you that you can share with your students that they can use when they get to the end of the lesson. You will be able to track their activity as well as manage discussions and feedback.
Here is a link to a lesson that I created so you can see what it should look like once you've completed the above steps. You will know that you've created it properly if you see your first and last name at the top of the lesson where it says "LESSON CREATED BY ___ ___ USING TED-Ed"