- Have a clear policy and an effective way to communicate it.
- Make sure your training process is tiered and based on levels of understanding.
- Devise practical ways to tie copyright solutions to instruction.
- Consider district software licenses.
- Learn about other districts' best practices, adapt them to your district, and cite the source.
- Keep copyright training sessions engaging and relevant.
- Teach educators acceptable alternatives to copyright infringement.
- Help teachers design assignments that discourage students from engaging in plagiarism.
- Keep copyright rules broad and straightforward. Too much detail will be confusing and difficult to retain.
- Keep the training rigorous.
- Keep the teachers well supplied with resources so they don't need to plagiarize in order to teach.
- Appeal to teachers' sense of honor and fair play.
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