Welcome to the Western School Board information site for teachers and students on the topic of Plagiarism and Copyright.

This issue is an extremely serious factor in education today. Our students need to be equipped with the tools to practice academic honesty. This resource will provide methods for teachers to educate their students to avoid plagiarizing. It will also provide teachers with techniques to combat this serious problem and equip thems with the knowledge to engender a learning environment where academic originality is valued by their pupils.

Latest Finds:
NOT SO WOW! Remember all the hoopla about programs like Napster where people could share music files. There's a new kid on the market. Einstein 1.01 is "a file-sharing network for students wishing to share homework, term papers, and tests. Find free work, and buy and sell premium content. Includes a built-in search engine for campus parties and special events." And...it's free, of course.

	Some of the resources on this site were developed by the 2003 TOSH Media Class these pages or sections will be marked with an oak leaf.
	When you see this icon, clicking on it will open an activity to try out your new skills.
	Clicking on this icon will open an example which will illustrate a point.
	Links to offsite articles
	Links to tools.
	Combatting the issue.