FREE Plagiarism tool

In today's academic world plagiarism has stiff consequences.
It is a fact that many students do not realize what plagiarism entails.
A good explanation is supplied at:
http://www.plagiarismdetect.com/what-is-plagiarism.php
This site will help students, teachers, authors, and others check their work before it is submitted.
"Check for plagiarism before you turn it in to your tutor, and before you receive a bad grade for your paper. Also, check your web content for duplication."

http://www.plagiarismdetect.com/index.php
This site will give you your plagiarism % "as well as all the links of sources, where plagiarism was found."

Check for plagiarism
What do I need to do, to check my paper for plagiarism? You only need to:
1) Have your text on your computer
2) Paste it into the textfield or, simply, upload the txt or doc file of your paper.
3) Hit the "Analyze" button, and we will start checking your paper for plagiarism.

This is definitely a site to utilize in your classroom and online world.

Don’t be a copycat! by Nancy Bentley

Bentley, Nancy. Don’t be a copycat!
Enslow, 2008, 64p, $27.93, 978-0-7660-2860-9.
Series: Prime

It is never to early to learn why you shouldn’t steal other people’s words. In this book, you will learn what the word Plagiarism means and why it is not right to copy other people’s words when you are doing a report. You will also learn how to read information from books and web sites and then process the information. Instructions then provide you with the tools to write what you learned, your opinions, your observations, and your arguments, or conclusions. With this process, you will learn new words. You will be able to interpret what you have read, and then you will be shown how to take notes on the most pertinent things for your report. The concept of copyright. To copyright something is to protect it from stealing.

Learn how to create a great original report using your own words and learning the research process. If you follow the outline or steps to a great report you will be able to learn and you will have a lot to write about because of your notes of important information about your topic.
Includes: illustrations, pictures, fact boxes, charts, graphic organizers, guidelines, bibliography, web sites, glossary and index. MD