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COPYRIGHT VS PLAGIARISM

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Activity One

Do you know the difference between Copyright and Plagiarism. Let's do the actvity below to learn more.

  1. In your notebooks draw a table with two columns.

  2. In column 1 write the word Plagiarism and In Column 2 write the word Copyright.

  3. Write four (4) differences between plagiarism and copyright by clicking on this link. (12 marks)

Activity Two

Look at this video and answer the questions based on the video.

Answer the following questions based on the video.

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  1. What is plagiarism? (2 marks)

  2. If you copy down someone else's and share it with others, what are you doing to their ideas? (2 marks)

  3. What does paraphrasing mean? (3 marks)

  4. When you cite your work, what can this process help with it? (3 marks)

Click here for more notes and activities on Copyright and Plagiarism. See below for even more notes.

Now let's talk about GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!!!

Do you know what it means to cite someone's work?

Citing someone’s work means formally acknowledging that specific words, ideas, data, or images used in your own work came from another source. 

Now let's practice citing a basic book like your textbook.


Activity 3
Let's cite a basic book. When citing someone's work we must include specific information. Look at an example in the form below.  We will learn how to cite using the APA style.






Now click this link and fill out the form with all the information shown in the form above, then click submit.

The note above was taken from your class I.T. textbook. Now write out the citation you got in your notebooks.








Activity 4

Now let's cite an online source. We will cite this website as our online source.

Click the link here and fill out the form as shown below. 








In you notebooks write the citation you got using the APA style.

We can cite the basic book in this way:
 

We can cite an online source in this way:

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