I've had some very scary classes lately. I just gave zeros to two students who plagiarized assignments--one 98% and the other 44%. The 98% person swears she didn't do it. Students who refuse to read and follow instructions. Etc., etc., etc. I always make a plagiarism post in the first week, along with several otehr information posts about the policies for the class. In my plagiarism post I tell them my rule is "When in doubt, cite it out." In week 3, I give them a treasure hunt. I'm not allowed to require it, but it is useful. Usually, I have 1-2 students out of 40 who do the treasure hunt. This time, I had several students do it. They did well. One of the plagiarism questions was about how to avoid plagiarism. They got it. They even got the concept that you can't use ideas without citation. Usually, students get the words part, but the ideas part is more difficult for them. Two students actually quoted my rule. It's refreshing to see students actually reading and taking responsibility. These are good signs.

<crystal@galt.com> wrote in message news:133l90srqs740fe@corp.supernews.com... > I've had some very scary classes lately. I just gave zeros to two students > who plagiarized assignments--one 98% and the other 44%. The 98% person > swears she didn't do it. Students who refuse to read and follow > instructions. Etc., etc., etc. > > I always make a plagiarism post in the first week, along with several > otehr information posts about the policies for the class. In my plagiarism > post I tell them my rule is "When in doubt, cite it out." > > In week 3, I give them a treasure hunt. I'm not allowed to require it, but > it is useful. Usually, I have 1-2 students out of 40 who do the treasure > hunt. This time, I had several students do it. They did well. One of the > plagiarism questions was about how to avoid plagiarism. They got it. They > even got the concept that you can't use ideas without citation. Usually, > students get the words part, but the ideas part is more difficult for > them. Two students actually quoted my rule. It's refreshing to see > students actually reading and taking responsibility. These are good signs. Your treasure hunt sounds fascinating. Would you consider letting me use it for my high school? It would sure help them, I have no doubt. -- Moni (fmomoon) War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell

I'd be glad to, but I'm not sure it's appropriate since it basically covers the rules for my classroom. -- Treasure Hunt 1. What is the deadline for posting an assignment for full credit? 2. It is OK to post copyrighted material to a forum. 3. How many messages do students have to post to a forum on how many days in order to be considered in attendance? 4. How is attendance taken? 5. In order to receive full participation points, students must post how many substantive posts to the main forum for how many days during discussion weeks. 6. If you post all assignments and all participation requirements, you will meet attendance requirements each week. 7. What is the late policy? 8. What constitutes a substantive post? 9. What doesn't count as a substantive post? 10 Where is your course material? 11. Where do you post your check-in posts? 12. Where do you post your assignments, CheckPoints, and other personal posts? 13. In what forums is it acceptable to begin a thread in this class? 14. In what forums is it unacceptable to begin a thread in this class? 15. What is plagiarism? 16. How can you avoid plagiarizing? 17. How many kinds of plagiarism are there and what are they? 18. What are the consequences of plagiarism? 19. When you are required to submit an assignment as an attachment, what is the acceptable software to use? 20. What are the acceptable document formats? 21. When submitting an attachment for this class, how should it be named? 22. What is the style that the school uses? 23. Where can you find help with APA? 25. How much of an assignment may be quoted with correct citations and references? 26. What excuses are acceptable for late assignments? 27. What is the procedure the school uses if its server is down and you cannot submit an assignment on time. 28. What is the late policy for the last week of class? 29. How are you supposed to name your documents before attaching them for submission? 30. Where can you find all grading, point value, and assignment information. "fmomoon" <fmomoon@comcast.net> wrote in message news:l_KdnXCqi7KxX6bbnZ2dnUVZ_sSmnZ2d@comcast.com... > > <crystal@galt.com> wrote in message > news:133l90srqs740fe@corp.supernews.com... >> I've had some very scary classes lately. I just gave zeros to two >> students who plagiarized assignments--one 98% and the other 44%. The 98% >> person swears she didn't do it. Students who refuse to read and follow >> instructions. Etc., etc., etc. >> >> I always make a plagiarism post in the first week, along with several >> otehr information posts about the policies for the class. In my >> plagiarism post I tell them my rule is "When in doubt, cite it out." >> >> In week 3, I give them a treasure hunt. I'm not allowed to require it, >> but it is useful. Usually, I have 1-2 students out of 40 who do the >> treasure hunt. This time, I had several students do it. They did well. >> One of the plagiarism questions was about how to avoid plagiarism. They >> got it. They even got the concept that you can't use ideas without >> citation. Usually, students get the words part, but the ideas part is >> more difficult for them. Two students actually quoted my rule. It's >> refreshing to see students actually reading and taking responsibility. >> These are good signs. > > Your treasure hunt sounds fascinating. Would you consider letting me use > it for my high school? It would sure help them, I have no doubt. > -- > Moni (fmomoon) > War does not determine who is right, > war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell >

<crystal@galt.com> wrote in message news:133ntf5mkfkvm40@corp.supernews.com... > I'd be glad to, but I'm not sure it's appropriate since it basically > covers the rules for my classroom. > > -- > > Treasure Hunt > > > > 1. What is the deadline for posting an assignment for full credit? > > > > 2. It is OK to post copyrighted material to a forum. > > > > 3. How many messages do students have to post to a forum on how many days > in order to be considered in attendance? > > > > 4. How is attendance taken? > > > > 5. In order to receive full participation points, students must post how > many substantive posts to the main forum for how many days during > discussion weeks. > > > > 6. If you post all assignments and all participation requirements, you > will meet attendance requirements each week. > > > > 7. What is the late policy? > > > > 8. What constitutes a substantive post? > > > > 9. What doesn't count as a substantive post? > > > > 10 Where is your course material? > > > > 11. Where do you post your check-in posts? > > > > 12. Where do you post your assignments, CheckPoints, and other personal > posts? > > > > 13. In what forums is it acceptable to begin a thread in this class? > > > > 14. In what forums is it unacceptable to begin a thread in this class? > > > > 15. What is plagiarism? > > > > 16. How can you avoid plagiarizing? > > > > 17. How many kinds of plagiarism are there and what are they? > > > > 18. What are the consequences of plagiarism? > > > > 19. When you are required to submit an assignment as an attachment, what > is the acceptable software to use? > > > > > > 20. What are the acceptable document formats? > > > > 21. When submitting an attachment for this class, how should it be named? > > > > 22. What is the style that the school uses? > > > > 23. Where can you find help with APA? > > > > 25. How much of an assignment may be quoted with correct citations and > references? > > > > 26. What excuses are acceptable for late assignments? > > > > 27. What is the procedure the school uses if its server is down and you > cannot submit an assignment on time. > > > > 28. What is the late policy for the last week of class? > > > > 29. How are you supposed to name your documents before attaching them for > submission? > > > > 30. Where can you find all grading, point value, and assignment > information. Cool! Some of these wouldn't apply to me but, with your permission, I'll change it a bit for my neophytes next year. Thank you! -- Moni (fmomoon) War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell

No problem. Whether or not they participate, they are responsible for everything in the "hunt." "I didn't know," is NOT an excuse. :) "fmomoon" <fmomoon@comcast.net> wrote in message news:Ma-dnZ--KZZHLKHbnZ2dnUVZ_v6tnZ2d@comcast.com... > > <crystal@galt.com> wrote in message > news:133ntf5mkfkvm40@corp.supernews.com... >> I'd be glad to, but I'm not sure it's appropriate since it basically >> covers the rules for my classroom. >> >> -- >> >> Treasure Hunt >> >> >> >> 1. What is the deadline for posting an assignment for full credit? >> >> >> >> 2. It is OK to post copyrighted material to a forum. >> >> >> >> 3. How many messages do students have to post to a forum on how many days >> in order to be considered in attendance? >> >> >> >> 4. How is attendance taken? >> >> >> >> 5. In order to receive full participation points, students must post how >> many substantive posts to the main forum for how many days during >> discussion weeks. >> >> >> >> 6. If you post all assignments and all participation requirements, you >> will meet attendance requirements each week. >> >> >> >> 7. What is the late policy? >> >> >> >> 8. What constitutes a substantive post? >> >> >> >> 9. What doesn't count as a substantive post? >> >> >> >> 10 Where is your course material? >> >> >> >> 11. Where do you post your check-in posts? >> >> >> >> 12. Where do you post your assignments, CheckPoints, and other personal >> posts? >> >> >> >> 13. In what forums is it acceptable to begin a thread in this class? >> >> >> >> 14. In what forums is it unacceptable to begin a thread in this class? >> >> >> >> 15. What is plagiarism? >> >> >> >> 16. How can you avoid plagiarizing? >> >> >> >> 17. How many kinds of plagiarism are there and what are they? >> >> >> >> 18. What are the consequences of plagiarism? >> >> >> >> 19. When you are required to submit an assignment as an attachment, what >> is the acceptable software to use? >> >> >> >> >> >> 20. What are the acceptable document formats? >> >> >> >> 21. When submitting an attachment for this class, how should it be named? >> >> >> >> 22. What is the style that the school uses? >> >> >> >> 23. Where can you find help with APA? >> >> >> >> 25. How much of an assignment may be quoted with correct citations and >> references? >> >> >> >> 26. What excuses are acceptable for late assignments? >> >> >> >> 27. What is the procedure the school uses if its server is down and you >> cannot submit an assignment on time. >> >> >> >> 28. What is the late policy for the last week of class? >> >> >> >> 29. How are you supposed to name your documents before attaching them for >> submission? >> >> >> >> 30. Where can you find all grading, point value, and assignment >> information. > > Cool! Some of these wouldn't apply to me but, with your permission, I'll > change it a bit for my neophytes next year. Thank you! > -- > Moni (fmomoon) > War does not determine who is right, > war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell >