Free Plagiarism Checker for the Classroom
In this article, Mr. Sowash went into detail about Turnitin.com and another site called dustballcom. These websites are available to check up work of students who are suspected of cheating/plagiarizing their work. He talked about the availability in the case of suspicion. He went on to say that it had a way to vindicate some people, but also was very useful in calling out some people who were in the wrong. My thoughts: I was very happy to see this post because there is nothing better than hard work of a student that pays off, in my opinion. Students need to learn more, to become better for the future generations to come. A lesson learned creates a more direct path to success. However, those lessons have to be learned, not just stories of other people. People tend to work harder for something when it is all they have left. It is so easy to pick up someone's work, but it takes real courage to stand and work hard for where one wants to get. I really like this avenue in order to hold people accountable for their actions because life is all about how we utilize resources, while honoring ourselves in the long run. Though there are always ways around things like this, it is a great start in the right direction. It should be harder to break the rules.
Mr. Sowash talked about the success of a conference that he helped to set up at Brighton High School in Michigan. There was a workshop on the tools and teaching styles of Google. He talked about "dot-connectors", and not "dot-collectors". He was referring to the fact that people learn, but if one is not able to connect the dots,and see the bigger picture, then they are not going to be able to be of much use to those around them. My thoughts: This conference is a great way for us to get a good start on touching the younger generation. The biggest part for me was the idea of not only data collection, but application. This is important no matter what someone does in the long run. Especially teaching, this is important in order for us to be able to take all the topics we have done, and learned about, and apply it to the classroom effectively. A common theme that revolves around society is relevance. If a student, worker, or educator cannot bring relevance to whatever they are bringing to the table, then it becomes something that may be valuable, but not favored, thus leading to failure. It important to keep that in mind as educators and even in our future job settings.
Mr. Sowash presented an article by google. It stated that they were no longer looking at the transcript of their applicants because they no longer saw a correlation between the grades of students and their prospective performance in the workplace, unless the person had been out of school for a while. He went on to briefly comment on it. My post: Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama's EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed reading this article. I have noticed that over the years, that sometimes the book smart people, cannot connect the book knowledge to any experience worth hiring for. As bad as that sounds, grades do not equate skill. Some people may just be B students, but when it comes to performance, they can smoke out anyone in their field. I like this article, because so many places look at the grades, and this limits the immense potential that others bring to the table. As a future educator, this is a great lesson for me to keep in mind. A lot of times teachers love the students who do well in class, and see them as having the best potential, but it is about time that that notion changed.
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