Global Citizenship

  1. My global citizenship scenario with my expert group:

     For a fifth grade science project, the students were expected to write a paragraph explaining the photosynthesis process and submit it to Turnitin.com. Molly wanted her paragraph to sound professional and educated, so she found multiple articles explaining the process online to help her articulate her thoughts. Molly copied and pasted sentences from the multiple articles she found to create one paragraph to submit. Once submitted to Turnitin.com, the website notified her that over 80% of her paragraph was plagiarized. Since Molly did not copy an entire paragraph from a single source and added some of her own ideas, she believed that it was still acceptable. 

    The next day, Molly’s teacher pulled her aside to address the situation. Molly argued that she deserved credit for the assignment because she researched the topic and created her own paragraph based on what she read. She considers putting together sentences she found online as paraphrasing. What misconceptions of plagiarizing does Molly have, and what should Molly’s teacher do to prevent similar situations from occuring in the future?

      


    1. In what learning environments would the technology resource I presented be appropriate?

    I think that my technology resource, Prezi, would be appropriate in any learning environment 5th grade and up. I think it could be a little bit confusing for younger ages to figure out how to make a Prezi. However, as a teacher, I could use Prezi with any grade to present their lesson content.

  2. In what learning environments would the technology resource I presented NOT be appropriate?

    This resource might not be appropriate for younger kids who do not know how to use this technology. 

  3. How might it be modified to be appropriate?

    Prezi could be modified to be appropriate if the teacher, teacher aid, or parent is working one-on-one with a younger student to make a presentation.

  4. What do you now know that needs to be considered when using technology in the classroom?

    Age level, knowledge level, experience with technology, and lesson content should all be considered when using technology in the classroom. Depending on the students level of understanding of technology, the use of it in the classroom changes. The same holds true with the student's age level- technology should be modified accordingly. 

Comments

  1. KirstenSeptember 27, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Hi Ellie!

    I think that your scenario is well thought out. In this situation, I would talk to Molly about what plagiarizing is and how to prevent it in the future. I think it would be beneficial to hold it as a class discussion to avoid directly calling Molly out. I would model how to use articles in my assignments without plagiarizing. For example, displaying an article on the board and vocally describing what I am going to do to avoid plagiarism. Then together as a class we can complete a similar assignment to ensure that all students have reached an understanding about what plagiarism is and how we can avoid it.

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