This document provides a lesson on digital citizenship. It discusses giving proper credit to sources, avoiding plagiarism by summarizing information instead of copying directly, communicating respectfully online, and maintaining security by not sharing passwords or talking to strangers. The lesson uses examples of two students, Bill and Phil, to illustrate these points, showing that Bill summarized his research while Phil plagiarized by copying directly from a source without citing it.

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Day 5 Lesson 5
Johanna Riddle
Instructional Designer
Seminole Academy of Digital Learning

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When you post or respond
to information on the
Internet, you become part
of your digital learning
community. Every
community needs good
citizens! Today, we will
look at some of the
elements of good digital
citizenship.

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Yesterday, we talked
about citing sources.
Giving credit for the
information you use is
an important part of
being a good digital
citizen.

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Now let’s talk about
using information
honestly and
responsibly.

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To plagiarize means to copy
someone else’s material,
and to turn it in as if it were
your own work. When you
copy information from an
Internet source, that’s
plagiarism. That’s not okay.

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Bill and Phil are part of the same digital
learning community. Their teacher asked
them to research and report on alpacas.

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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated
species of South American camelid. It resembles a
small llama in appearance. There are two breeds of
alpaca; the Suri alpaca and Huacaya alpaca.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level
heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern
Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude
of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above
sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are
considerably smaller than llamas, and unlink
llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden,
but were bred specifically for their fiber.
Phil copied and pasted an entry from
Wikipedia. That’s plagiarism.

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An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated
species of South American camelid. It resembles a
small llama in appearance. There are two breeds of
alpaca; the Suri alpaca and Huacaya alpaca.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level
heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern
Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude
of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above
sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are
considerably smaller than llamas, and unlink
llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden,
but were bred specifically for their fiber.
This is not Phil’s own work. In fact, he’s not
even sure what it all means!
Not cool,
Phil!

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Bill also got his information on alpacas from
the Internet. But he summarized his
research and took notes.
They are
Domes
an
They
are
They feed
on grass,
hay, and
grains.

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Amazing Alpacas
Alpacas are four legged mammals.
They are native to South America.
Alpacas are amazing in many ways!
Even though they are domesticated
animals, they practically take care of
themselves. Their thick fur protects
them from cold and wet weather. They
are vegetarians, and get the grass that
they need by grazing in pastures, So
they require very little care. Their fur
That’s what
I’m talking
about!
Bill summarized his research notes, put
information into his own words, and
organized them into a report.

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If you use quotes in your
research, It’s okay to copy
them down exactly as they
appear in your source. But
always place quotes inside
quotation marks. That shows
the reader that the quote is
an exact statement, and not
a summary.

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“Imagination is more important than
knowledge. For knowledge is limited to
all we now know and understand, while
imagination embraces the entire world,
and all there ever will be to know and
understand.”
This is a quote from Albert Einstein.
The quotation marks show that these
were his exact words.

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This is a summary and explanation of
Einstein’s quote. It should not be
placed inside quotation marks.
Albert Einstein believed that
imagination was more important
than knowledge. He explained
this by pointing out that
knowledge is always growing and
changing. We can only know what
we have discovered so far.
Imagination doesn’t have those
kind of boundaries. In fact,
imagination leads to new ideas
and even more knowledge.

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Next, let’s take a look
at digital
communication.

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Each week, you will
review research
projects created by
your classmates. You
will comment on the
projects you review.

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It’s important to use
good manners and kind words when you state
your opinion or respond to other’s projects.
I don’t get it.
Man, that’s
stupid!
I thought your
graphics were clear,
but could you explain
your topic a little
more?

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Finally, let’s review
several tips on smart
security.

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 Don’t share your password
with your friends.
 Never talk to strangers
online.
 Use good judgment about
the sites you choose to visit.

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Good digital citizens:
 cite their sources.
 summarize, don’t
plagiarize.
 communicate and
collaborate with
kindness.
 play it safe and keep it
secure.

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This concludes your Smart
Search tutorial. Next week,
you will put your research skills
to work on your first research
project!