Jasmin Zamora

ETEC 424.02W
Professor Strassberg
28 January 2015
Week 2 Discussion
Plagiarism is never in the students best interest for several reasons. For one,
plagiarism is illegal. The use of another persons work to complete your own is
never an acceptable thing to do. Students often make this mistake by using the
simple method of copying and pasting information from the internet or a book into
their own material and claim it as their own. Another reason that plagiarism is not in
the students best interest, is the fact that it is prohibited on every campus. The
mistake of plagiarism can often be made very simple. Students misunderstand that
they must cite anything and everything. This can include the use of a picture,
artwork, script, book, or even sentence that is not their own. This mistake can get
them kicked out of a class or expelled from the campus. Plagiarism is never worth
the risk and should never be done under any circumstances. It is best to complete
your work honestly and correctly the first time so that your own thoughts are
exhibited.
Texas Technology Standards
Standard II- All teachers identify task requirements, apply search strategies, and use
current technology to efficiently acquire, analyze, and evaluate a variety of
electronic information.
2.2s apply appropriate electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information,
including keyword and Boolean search strategies
2.3 identify, create, and use files in various appropriate formats such as text,
bitmapped/vector graphics, image, video, and audio files