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"Check out our coverage of 4 online plagiarism checkers after the jump for excellent ways to avoid plagiarism" The argument for using a plagiarism scanner is that Google Search uses only 32 words, so these would find more extensive "borrowings." Useful for other attempts at plagiarmism, besides blogs. Check out what your students are writing.

In this technological age a plagiarism checker is essential for protecting your written work. A plagiarism checker benefits teachers, students, website owners and anyone else interested in protecting their writing. Our service guarantees that anything you write can be thoroughly checked by our plagiarism software to insure that your texts are unique.

Although this tool is not free, it might come in handy at 20 cents US per scan. The scanner creates a report that reviews similarities in what you or a student has written to other texts. This might be especially useful if you are working on a higher degree and might have inadvertently cited too much of any one source.

Sharing docs on Google Drive creates an excellent environment for good composition practices, especially in a flipped classroom. Students begin writing by structuring in class on computers, using templates and discussion of the assignment with the teacher. Plagiarism is non-existent as all interactions with the text are transparent.

These resources include an APA Powerpoint tutorial, the APA Sixth Edition, advice on writing a dissertaion -- with samples -- the mechnaics of writing/grammar, and how to avoid plagiarism. For advanced, academic students.

Very useful article with ways to give students concrete examples with citations and references. Easily replicable in your own class. Academic writing.