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Understanding Digital Paper Mills and Plagiarism: Implications for Classroom Teachers

This document explores the implications of digital paper mills for classroom teachers, highlighting the accessibility of free and paid academic papers. It discusses the varying quality and reliability of these papers, stressing the lack of guarantees regarding relevance or academic standards. Teachers are advised to evaluate plagiarism detection sites and utilize available resources to combat academic dishonesty. The material encourages discussion on the true value of these services and raises awareness of potential pitfalls in relying on such paper mills for academic writing.

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Understanding Digital Paper Mills and Plagiarism: Implications for Classroom Teachers

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  1. Plagiarism : Implications for the Classroom Teacher(Part 2)

  2. Digital Paper Mills 12/10/05

  3. What do you get? • Free papers-click on the site and download the paper. • Free papers but registration required-ask for personal information • “Exchange Sites” - you must submit a paper to get a "free" paper. • Many have a membership fee that allows unlimited access. • Most charge per page. Bill your credit card. • Delivery usually by email. • For extra charge you can have them “special order”- usually 4 days • They run sales and summer blowout specials 12/10/05

  4. Try This: Exercise 2 This will be a discussion thread activity 12/10/05

  5. Problems? • What are students really getting? • No guarantee of quality or currency. • Papers that are dated and not reflective of current events and trends. • Substandard writing and research. • See William McHenry's "Reflections on the Internet Paper Mills" for a more detailed discussion of prices and quality. (http://georgetown.edu/honor/papermill.html) • http://www.lgca.org/infohio/Documentation/Plagiarism/Cheating%20101.doc 12/10/05

  6. Plagiarism Detection Sites • Besides searching the web, there are Plagiarism detection sites available • Evaluate each service before using them. • Take advantage of free trials and read the fine print. • When evaluating services, take a look at Andy Denhart's article from Salon, "The Web's plagiarism police" which covers some of the pitfalls of using plagiarism verification sites.http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/14/plagiarism/print.html 12/10/05

  7. Detection Sites Click on the icons 12/10/05

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