Using your netbook computer Before you start using your netbook computer, there are a few things you should know about safe and ethical computer use, both.

Using your netbook computerBefore you start using your netbook computer, there are a few things you should know about safe and ethical computer use, both online and offline.

Buckle up!

COMPUTER SAFETYonline and offline

online…Protect your online usernames and passwords…and your identity!Don’t be a pirate

or violate copyright laws!Don’t open any website or any

e-mail that looks suspicious!Don’t visit unapproved sites! (If you’re not sure,

at school ask a teacher, at home ask a parent.)

Be polite and never be a cyber-bully! Remember ‘everything’s recorded’!

offline…Protect your personal log-in usernames and

passwords…and your identityBeware of viruses!

(Don’t use “just anyone’s” flash drive!)

Save your work frequently!Don’t trip over your power cord!

COMPUTER SAFETYonline and offline

• Protect your usernames, passwords, and identity! (Don’t walk away when you’re logged in, either. Someone can impersonate you and cause you all kinds of trouble and embarrassment.)

• Remember that ‘everything’s recorded’, so don’t type or post any info or photos that you might regret sharing with every person in the world with Internet access!

• Be polite and don’t participate in arguments or post negative comments!

• Keep private things private and public things public!• Always get appropriate permission before posting any

video clips, audio clips, etc.!

Social Networking do’s and don’ts

Ethical Use of Internet Materialsincluding video, music, and printed materials

Video - Up to 3 minutes but no more than 10% of the entire video. The video clip may not be changed in any way

Music - Up to 30 seconds/no more than 10% of sheet music. Up to 30 seconds/no more than 10% of a recording. The music cannot be changed in any major way.

Printed materials – For books and magazines, up to 1000 words/not more than 10% of the book or article.

Ethical Use of Internet Materialsincluding video, music, and printed materials

Test your knowledge of ethical use of Internet materials by visitinghttps://www.youtube.com/copyright_school

(take the test and grade your answers!)and

http://us.iearn.org/professional-development/copyright

Copyright GuidelinesGuidelines for including work that is done by other people in your own work

(condensed from http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Student_Guidelines.html)Writing from literature- Up to 1000 words/not more than 10% of the book or

articlePoems - Up to 250 words (or the entire poem if less than 250 words). No more

than 3 poems by the same poet. No more than 5 poems from a collection of poetry

Photographs or drawings - Up to 5 graphics or photos from the same person. No more than 15 images from the same collection. Images cannot be changed

Video - Up to 3 minutes but no more than 10% of the entire video. The video clip may not be changed in any way

Music - Up to 30 seconds/no more than 10% of sheet music. Up to 30 seconds/no more than 10% of a recording. The music cannot be changed in any major way

Giving credit to your source - An opening screen of a presentation must indicate that it follows the "fair use" rules of the U.S. Copyright law. Copyright information for all items used must be included in a bibliography.

Copyright Guidelines• Visit the following websites to learn more

about copyright law https://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/law.html

andhttp://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Student_Guidelines.html

Methods for Checking for Plagiarism

Make sure everything you create and produce is original and authentically made by you or used with permission!

If you are specifically instructed to use and cite online sources or to quote texts, cite and quote sources correctly!

Many teachers use online resources like Turnitin.com to check student work for plagiarism automatically (Turnitin will actually give a ‘percent authentic’ rating to student work, so, rest assured, even a little plagiarism will show up. Be warned!)

The following anti-plagiarism methods are available for review at MIT’s website http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/resources/teachers/detect-plagiarism/

The following sites offer tools and techniques for detecting plagiarism.• Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism (Source: Rutgers University)• Plagiarism.org (A service that requires payment but which gives a free trial)• SafeAssign• Glatt Plagiarism Services• EVEKnow the "Enemy“ - Here are some websites that offer papers to students, either for free or for

money. New sites appear weekly, so the following is a mere sampling. Seeing what these sites offer, however, can help teachers know what to look for and can help us develop strategies for making such plagiarism extremely difficult.

• Essay World• EssayBoy• FreeEssayNetwork• Top 100 Essay Sites• Adventures in Cheating

Methods for Checking for Plagiarism

Proper Citation Methods

…visit https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

and http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/styles/

and http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm

There are several acceptable methods to cite sources, although some are preferred over others for certain subjects or sources. For

examples of MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formats (and more),…

Resourceshttp://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/resources/teachers/detect-plagiarism/

http://us.iearn.org/professional-development/copyright

http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Student_Guidelines.html

http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/intergrity/pages/styles/

http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/

https://www.copyright.com/Servies/copyrightoncampus/basics/law.html

https://www.youtube.com/copyright_school