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This study guide comprises "an interactive online tutorial designed to help ... [students] to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. There are different versions of the tutorial available tailored to the needs of different subjects" (Don't cheat yourself, ¶1). It sports a Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales. Ready-made subject areas range from bio-science to psychology (2011.08.01).

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Fifth of five key strategies for revising academic writing

One of many spelling, vocabulary, and writing resources on the Vocabulary and Spelling City site, this page explains, "Asking a child to write about something that matters to him [sic] right now is a powerful motivator. This is where writing prompts come in. Writing prompts are simply ideas or subjects offered as a foundation for students to build a writing assignment on" (¶3, 2011.07.25). It includes tips for preparing writing prompts as well as examples for elementary, middle school, and high school students.

Searchable by subject or template, this site facilitates creation of "free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds!" (2011.07.04). Templates [include:] Fakebook [new] Arcade Game Generator Random Name Picker Countdown Timer Twister Keyword Checker Plagiarizr Dustbin Game Telescopic Topic Post It Diamond 9 Fishbone (Ishikawa) Venn Diagram Animated Book Timeline Lights Out Target Hamburger Living Graph Learning Cycle Jigsaw Diagram Priority Chart Source Analyser