Cheating+policy

In October, the French I class (4ème année) had a productive and thoughtful Socratic Discussion about online translators and cheating. As we discovered, there is a substantial amount of "grey area" as to what constitutes cheating, how to evaluate and punish the varying degrees of cheating, etc.

On this page I would like to clearly express:
 * Washington Latin's cheating and plagiarism policy
 * Why the spirit of the law can work for or against you in this case
 * What I expect out of my French students
 * What online resources are appropriate and in which contexts