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Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Voices from the Front Lines: What's Happening in High Schools Today? November 18, 2009 | 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time | Webinar 2 Educators today are challenged by a teen culture of online permissiveness and have growing concerns about plagiarism. They want to understand why students choose dishonest behavior, what strategies encourage original work, and how to help students become better writers who use Internet content appropriately.

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"powering offline action: Using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline."

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"The world's largest privately held software company, SAS was founded in academia and has maintained strong ties to the academic community. Those ties grew stronger in 1996 when the company's founders looked back to the classroom and asked: Can the expertise we have developed over the past 25 years enable us to produce technologies that enhance learning? The answer-an enthusiastic Yes-came only after deliberating with educators. SAS Curriculum Pathways is the result of those deliberations. Three qualities have been crucial to our success."

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"The Georgia Cyber Academy uses the K¹² curriculum to offer Georgia students in grades K-8 an exceptional learning experience. With individualized learning approaches, the Georgia Cyber Academy and K¹² provide the tools kids need to succeed-in school and beyond. The Georgia Cyber Academy is one of the fastest-growing schools in Georgia, and here's why: Our experienced, highly qualified Georgia-certified teachers, who are available online and by phone. The exceptional, individualized K¹² curriculum, which covers both the core subject areas and electives. Based on decades of education research, this curriculum packages high-quality lessons with mastery-based assessments that ensure students achieve success at each and every level. The online planning and assessment tools, resources, and hands-on materials ranging from textbooks to microscopes, from rocks and dirt to beautifully illustrated classic children's stories, and much more. Our supportive school community, which organizes fun and informative monthly activities where GCA parents, students, and staff share their successes, helpful hints, and more. The high-quality, tuition-free public education that enables a learning experience that is individualized for each student."

"The Georgia Virtual Academy is now the Georgia Cyber Academy (GCA)! Due to the request from the Georgia Department of Education during the charter renewal process, we changed our school's name in an effort to minimize confusion with other state-run entities."

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