Week 12: Klausman Article

Teaching about Plagiarism in the Age of the Internet

     The article was very interesting and very applicable to the life of any student.  Often times when looking up information online, a student will come across information that could be unreliable or wrong.  On the other hand, books, journals, and articles tend to be more trustworthy in their information because they have already been published, but that does not mean that all of them are right, because even published works can have misleading information.  Although the Internet may cause a student to plagiarize more easily, it also helps in catching these students because the teacher is able to look up the sites and quotes.  Before beginning research, I liked the authors idea of teaching about plagiarism.  It lets the students become aware of the different types of plagiarism, the ways to prevent it, and how easy it is for teachers to look up the quotes and check for plagiarizing.  I learned that not all students may be aware of the many different types of plagiarizing and that awareness can help prevent it, but not always.  My question is:  As a teacher, do you learn your students writing style pretty quickly or does it take a little bit time?