Public Service Announcement:
I am not stupid.
And neither are you. So stop copying “answers” from random websites. This is cheating. If you choose to do this, you are cheating. You are also making a lazy decision and making yourself look bad. So don’t.
Am I making myself clear? I wouldn’t tolerate this if we were in class together, so why do some of you think it’s okay because an assignment is online?
Let’s say you are confused by a question, and you haven’t been able to find the answer in the reading. So you Google it. Fine, that’s acceptable so far.
Now let’s say you find some information online that seems to fit the question you’re struggling with. Cool. Gotta love technology.
Here is what you do:
- Read the new info
- UNDERSTAND what it is saying
- Write down the info IN. YOUR. OWN. WORDS.
- Make sure the info matches what the question is actually asking
Here is what you DON’T do:
- Read the new info
- Copy and paste the info into your assignment (even if you change a couple words, IT’S STILL CHEATING)
By putting down someone else’s ideas, using most or all of their words, it doesn’t help you understand the info, and it certainly doesn’t show me you’re learning anything.
I have spent over TEN HOURS just grading assignment #1. What took so long, you wonder? I had to keep stopping and putting answers into Google to find what website they were copied from. Not okay.
So here’s the deal. I was going to start grading assignment #2 (Geography of Greece Part 2) tonight. However, I am going to give yall 24 hours to make “edits” on Part 2. This is your chance to go back and make sure all answers are in your OWN words.
To do this:
- Go to Google Classroom
- “Un-submit” Part 2
- Make your changes
- Click “Submit”
For those of you who gave me your own words and thoughts, keep doing it. It’s the right thing to do and you’ll be better for it 🙂