The originality report I got back from SafeAssign for my first writing assignment showed I had a 0% match. This means that my paper has nothing that could possibly be plagiarized because it didn’t find anything matching online. I did not use any writing from online or another source in my writing that I didn’t cite so I believe this score to be accurate. This shows me that I am doing a good job of writing my own ideas and when i’m using another’s ideas I am citing and quoting properly. If I just keep writing like I am than I will be fine in terms of plagiarism, though my overall writing could use some work.
I think that this plagiarism checker could be a good tool for teachers to use for essays. I don’t think it is unethical as long as teachers give students a chance to explain why their may have been a match on the checker even if they did not plagiarize. This is because some writing may have been coincidentally similar somewhere else. As long as students are given a chance to defend themselves I believe this plagiarism checker can be a helpful tool for teachers and for students as well.