FEATURE ARTICLE
Plagiarism Isn't Just An Issue For Students
By Learning Forward
February 2011
Vol. 32 No. 1
Teresa Lozano was working in the high school library during her conference period, preparing for an upcoming lesson. As she searched for current information and bookmarked web sites, she overheard a discussion between two students seated at a computer station near her. “Just copy and paste that,” the boy said. “We need to get this done.” “Aren’t we supposed to use quotes or something?” the girl asked her peer partner. “Mr. Henshaw isn’t going to check all these slides. Besides, we have to present this, don’t we? The web site isn’t making our presentation for us, so we still have to do most of the work. What’s the big deal?” “I guess it’s just a couple slides,” the girl agreed. What should Lozano do? Does
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