Here are some ways BCS Teachers incorporate Academic Integrity in their classrooms:
- Creating original assignments and supporting students through the writing process minimizes the likelihood of plagiarism.
- Reviewing and emphasizing habits of scholarship.
- Teaching how to identify a good source and how to cite sources; using Jot sheets.
- Collecting electronics before an exam and returning them at the end of the period once all students have completed the exam.
- Having students paraphrase math definitions
- Using the add-on tool in Google Docs for Easy Bib.
- Searching using quotation marks in Google and Google Docs.
- Posting wall posters of Citation guides.
- Reminding students about the importance of citing before PBATs.
- Including proper citations on all articles given to the class.
- When referencing information in class, point out the source of the information- and ask students to do the same during class discussions and in written assignments.
- Explaining that "I am Responsible", one of BCS's Core Values, includes respect for ideas and intellectual property.
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