Literacy 2.0: Plagiarism in the Internet Age

In an age when students gravitate to online sources for research—and when tremendous amounts of both reputable and questionable information are available online—many have come to regard the Internet itself as a culprit in students' plagiarism. Some teachers go so far as to forbid students from researching online, in the mistaken assumption that if students are working from hard-copy sources only, the problem will disappear. We believe that an approach far different from either warnings and punishment or attempts to curtail online research is warranted.

Howard, Rebecca Moore and Laura J. Davies. Educational Leadership (2009). Articles>Education>Writing>Ethics