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You need to be aware of these dangers and learn to avoid these, and help your classmates also avoid these.

You need to be aware of these dangers and learn to avoid these, and help your classmates also avoid these.

=Plagiarising - passing off resources created by others as created by oneself=

===Plagiarising - passing off resources created by others as created by oneself===

It is easy to copy a resource from the Internet and include in your own work without giving credit to the creator. This is called 'plagiarism' or 'copying'. This is an unethical practice. Nowadays, there are software applications which can check a digital submission to check if it includes (plagiarises) other resources in an unethical manner. Referring to other resources, citing them in your work, or adapting them to meet the needs of your work are ethical by themselves. This is called 'fair use'. However, if you copy large parts of another resource not created by you, in your own work, it will run the risk of being seen as plagiarism. What is 'minor' copying or 'large' depends on the situation and you need to use your judgement. In case of doubt, always discuss with your teachers and friends / classmates.  

It is easy to copy a resource from the Internet and include in your own work without giving credit to the creator. This is called 'plagiarism' or 'copying'. This is an unethical practice. Nowadays, there are software applications which can check a digital submission to check if it includes (plagiarises) other resources in an unethical manner. Referring to other resources, citing them in your work, or adapting them to meet the needs of your work are ethical by themselves. This is called 'fair use'. However, if you copy large parts of another resource not created by you, in your own work, it will run the risk of being seen as plagiarism. What is 'minor' copying or 'large' depends on the situation and you need to use your judgement. In case of doubt, always discuss with your teachers and friends / classmates.  

=Using others resources contravening the 'license' associated with the resource=  

===Using others resources contravening the 'license' associated with the resource===  

Digital resources, including software and content always have an associated 'license' of use by others. In case the software or content is licensed as 'proprietary', where the creator has all the rights and has not given any rights to others, then using the digital resource is illegal as well as unethical. You may find it technically very easy to just 'copy-paste' an article from the Internet or copy a proprietary software program from another computer, or download a movie from the internet which is not licensed to be copied. All these would be unethical.

Digital resources, including software and content always have an associated 'license' of use by others. In case the software or content is licensed as 'proprietary', where the creator has all the rights and has not given any rights to others, then using the digital resource is illegal as well as unethical. You may find it technically very easy to just 'copy-paste' an article from the Internet or copy a proprietary software program from another computer, or download a movie from the internet which is not licensed to be copied. All these would be unethical.

Remember that if a digital resource has no explicit copyright clause mentioned, it means it is owned by the creator with no rights for others. Hence when you create a digital resource, please take care to explicitly mention that it is an OER. You can do this by providing the copyright clause such as - "Copyright - Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0"  

Remember that if a digital resource has no explicit copyright clause mentioned, it means it is owned by the creator with no rights for others. Hence when you create a digital resource, please take care to explicitly mention that it is an OER. You can do this by providing the copyright clause such as - "Copyright - Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0"  

   

   

=Internet Safety=

===Internet Safety===

The virtual world also can be as or more dangerous than the real world.  

The virtual world also can be as or more dangerous than the real world. Cyber