Internet Plagiarism

Plagiarism is using the work of others without acknowledging them. So basically STEALING! The problem with people practicing plagiarism is that it is a very bad habit. Internet plagiarism is a term used to describe the illegal use of written work, photographs, or graphics on a website. It is usually taken from another website without giving credit to the creator of the original content. The laws governing online content are the same as for printed materials. Activities such as this not only hurt the person who wrote or created it, but also the student who plagiarised the work, because they are abusing the system, being unfair to others who actually put in the work to do an honest job, and cheating themselves out of a proper education.

Citing Pictures-Label an inserted graphic Figure, Table, Chart, etc. and give it a number along with a caption (Author's Last name, First initial, and a brief description). Place the label and caption underneath your graphic.1

Photo credit: Lamphear C.

Citing Videos-Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Video." Online video clip. Publisher of video. Source, (date uploaded). Web. (date viewed).2

James Clay   "Internet Plagiarism is a serious problem" says 58% of teachers.Uploaded on Jan 18, 2008    3 Citing Information-Always post the name of the sites that you got your information from.