Connect: Be Legal & Fair

Investigate the proper methods of using and sharing intellectual property

Next, review curated resources for teaching and learning in "CONNECT."



fourth grade

MiTechKids Digital Citizen task card for fourth grade.  Students will learn how to use Zoterobib also known as Zbib which is a free online tool that helps you cite anything from any device. Students are able to copy and paste a title or a book, website, photo, etc and Zbib will easily cite the source. Students can then copy and paste the bibliography into their work.

Citing in a Zip


fifth grade

MiTechKids Digital Citizen task card for fifth grade.  Students need to learn early on how important it is to create original work. Luckily there are digital tools to help students ensure that when they are doing their research that they are not copying the work of others. There are numerous free plagiarism checkers that students will explore in this task.

Stop the Plagiarism!


fifth grade

MiTechKids Digital Citizen task card for fifth grade.  Students are asked to include information obtained from at least three credible sources. In order to ensure that students are respecting the rights of others, they will use an online tool for generating citations to cite sources within a bibliography.

Properly Citing Sources


lady liberty

21Things4Students: Thing 7 - Be Legal & Fair.  This Quest is for you to find out what the laws are for using materials found on the Internet. How do the laws apply to you and your activities online?

Quest 1:  Copyright Laws


lady liberty

21Things4Students: Thing 7 - Be Legal & Fair.  In this Quest you will be checking content you copy from the Internet as well as your own work for originality vs. plagiarism.

Quest 3:  Plagiarism



Tools and resources to make learning accessible

Make Learning Accessible

  • For additional resources to support students on becoming expert learners, visit Thing 20.
  • For additional resources to support students with special needs, visit Thing 21.



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